1 Samuel

1 Samuel 25:31–34

31then my lord will have no remorse or guilt of conscience over needless bloodshed and revenge. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, may you remember your servant.”

32Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day! 33Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand. 34Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has restrained me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, then surely no male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning light.”

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1 Samuel 25:31

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
then my lordלַאדֹנִ֗יla·ḏō·nîPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH113 lord
will haveתִהְיֶ֣הṯih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
noוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
remorseלְפוּקָה֩lə·p̄ū·qāhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH6330 tottering, staggering
or guiltוּלְמִכְשׁ֨וֹלū·lə·miḵ·šō·wlConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH4383 a stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, stumbling-block
of conscienceלֵ֜בlêḇNoun - masculine singularH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
over needlessחִנָּ֔םḥin·nāmAdverbH2600 out of favour
bloodshedוְלִשְׁפָּךְ־wə·liš·pāḵ-Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH8210 pour out, pour
revengeוּלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַū·lə·hō·wō·šî·a‘Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH3467 deliver
And when the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
has dealt wellוְהֵיטִ֤בwə·hê·ṭiḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
with my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla·ḏō·nîPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH113 lord
may you rememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֖wə·zā·ḵar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH2142 remember
your servantאֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ס’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH519 maid, handmaid

1 Samuel 25:32

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Davidדָּוִ֖דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to Abigailלַאֲבִיגַ֑לla·’ă·ḇî·ḡalPreposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singularH26 Abigail, Abigal
Blessedבָּר֤וּךְbā·rūḵVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH1288 kneel, bless
the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
sent youשְׁלָחֵ֛ךְšə·lā·ḥêḵVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person feminine singularH7971 send
to meet meלִקְרָאתִֽי׃liq·rā·ṯîPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singularH7122 encounter, befall
thisהַזֶּ֖הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
dayהַיּ֥וֹםhay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day

1 Samuel 25:33

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Blessedוּבָר֥וּךְū·ḇā·rūḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH1288 kneel, bless
your discernmentטַעְמֵ֖ךְṭa‘·mêḵNoun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singularH2940 taste, judgement
and blessedוּבְרוּכָ֣הū·ḇə·rū·ḵāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularH1288 kneel, bless
youאָ֑תְּ’ātPronoun - second person feminine singularH859 thou
becauseאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
todayהַיּ֤וֹםhay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
you kept meכְּלִתִ֜נִיkə·li·ṯi·nîVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular; first person common singularH3607 shut up, restrain, withhold
from bloodshedבְדָמִ֔יםḇə·ḏā·mîmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine pluralH1818 blood
and from avenging myselfוְהֹשֵׁ֥עַwə·hō·šê·a‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH3467 deliver
by my own handיָדִ֖יyā·ḏîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH3027 hand

1 Samuel 25:34

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Otherwiseוְאוּלָ֗םwə·’ū·lāmConjunctionH199 but, but indeed
as surely as the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
livesחַי־ḥay-Noun - masculine singularH2416 alive, living
whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
has restrained meמְנָעַ֔נִיmə·nā·‘a·nîVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singularH4513 withhold, hold back
from harmingמֵהָרַ֖עmê·hā·ra‘Preposition-m; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH7489 be evil, bad
youאֹתָ֑ךְ’ō·ṯāḵDirect object marker; second person feminine singularH853 mark of the accusative
if you had notכִּ֣י׀kîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
comeוַתָּבֹאתִיwat·tå̄·ḇō·ṯīConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
quicklyמִהַ֗רְתְּmi·hartVerb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine singularH4116 hasten
to meet meלִקְרָאתִ֔יliq·rā·ṯîPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singularH7122 encounter, befall
then surelyכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
noאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
maleמַשְׁתִּ֥יןmaš·tînVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH8366 urinate
belonging to Nabalלְנָבָ֛לlə·nā·ḇālPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH5037 Nabal
would have been left aliveנוֹתַ֧רnō·w·ṯarVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3498 remain over
byעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרhab·bō·qerArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1242 morning
lightא֥וֹר’ō·wrNoun - common singular constructH216 light

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 25:31 Genesis 40:14 · 1 Samuel 25:33 · Romans 12:19 · 1 Samuel 26:23 · Romans 14:21 · 1 Samuel 24:15 · Luke 23:42 · 2 Samuel 22:48 · Proverbs 5:12–13 · 1 Samuel 25:40 · Psalm 94:1

1 Samuel 25:32 Luke 1:68 · Psalm 72:18 · Genesis 24:27 · Exodus 18:10 · 2 Corinthians 8:16 · Ezra 7:27

1 Samuel 25:33 1 Samuel 25:26 · Proverbs 25:12 · Proverbs 27:21 · Proverbs 17:10 · Proverbs 9:9 · Psalm 141:5 · Proverbs 28:23 · 1 Samuel 26:9–10 · 1 Samuel 25:31 · 1 Samuel 24:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.