1 Samuel

1 Samuel 25:28–30

²⁸Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because he fights the LORD’s battles. May no evil be found in you as long as you live.

²⁹And should someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the bundle of the living. But He shall fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a sling.^e

³⁰When the LORD has done for my lord all the good He promised, and when He has appointed you ruler over Israel,

Footnotes

e 25:29 Literally fling away the souls of your enemies as from the pocket of a sling

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1 Samuel 25:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Please	נָ֖א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
forgive	שָׂ֥א	śā	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
your servant’s	אֲמָתֶ֑ךָ	’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H519 maid, handmaid
offense	לְפֶ֣שַׁע	lə·p̄e·ša‘	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6588 transgression
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֨ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will surely make	עָשֹֽׂה־	‘ā·śōh-	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H6213 do, make
a lasting	נֶאֱמָ֗ן	ne·’ĕ·mān	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H539 confirm, support
dynasty	בַּ֣יִת	ba·yiṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
for my lord	לַֽאדֹנִ֜י	la·ḏō·nî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
because	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he	אֲדֹנִ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
fights	נִלְחָ֔ם	nil·ḥām	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3898 fight, do battle
the LORD’s	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
battles	מִלְחֲמ֤וֹת	mil·ḥă·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4421 battle, war
May no evil	וְרָעָ֛ה	wə·rā·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
be found	תִמָּצֵ֥א	ṯim·mā·ṣê	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4672 attain to, find
in you	בְךָ֖	ḇə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
as long as you live	מִיָּמֶֽיךָ׃	mî·yā·me·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H3117 day

1 Samuel 25:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And should someone	וַיָּ֤קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
pursue you	לִרְדָפְךָ֔	lir·ḏā·p̄ə·ḵā	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
and seek	וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ	ū·lə·ḇaq·qêš	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1245 seek
your life	נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ	nap̄·še·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
then the life	נֶ֨פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
of my lord	אֲדֹנִ֜י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
will be	וְֽהָיְתָה֩	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
bound securely	צְרוּרָ֣ה׀	ṣə·rū·rāh	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped
by	אֵ֚ת	’êṯ	Preposition	H854 with
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
in the bundle	בִּצְר֣וֹר	biṣ·rō·wr	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6872 bundle, parcel, pouch, bag
of the living	הַחַיִּ֗ים	ha·ḥay·yîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
But	וְאֵ֨ת	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
He shall fling away	יְקַלְּעֶ֔נָּה	yə·qal·lə·‘en·nāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7049 sling, hurl forth
the lives	נֶ֤פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
of your enemies	אֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙	’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
from a sling	הַקָּֽלַע׃	haq·qā·la‘	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7050 sling

1 Samuel 25:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has done	יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
for my lord	לַֽאדֹנִ֔י	la·ḏō·nî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
all	כְּכֹ֛ל	kə·ḵōl	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
the good	הַטּוֹבָ֖ה	haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
He promised	דִּבֶּ֥ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
and	וְצִוְּךָ֥	wə·ṣiw·wə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
ruler	לְנָגִ֖יד	lə·nā·ḡîḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5057 leader
over	עָלֶ֑יךָ	‘ā·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

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1 Samuel 25:28 1 Samuel 18:17 · 2 Samuel 7:11 · 1 Samuel 24:11 · 1 Chronicles 17:25 · 1 Kings 9:5 · 1 Chronicles 17:10 · 2 Samuel 7:16 · 2 Samuel 7:27

1 Samuel 25:29 John 17:21 · Malachi 3:17 · Matthew 10:29–30 · Jeremiah 10:18 · Psalm 116:15 · John 17:23 · 1 Peter 1:5 · Psalm 66:9 · 1 Samuel 2:9 · Colossians 3:3–4 · Genesis 15:1 · John 10:27–30

1 Samuel 25:30 1 Samuel 13:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.