1 Samuel
1 Samuel 25:28
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.