1 Samuel

1 Samuel 26:10–11

¹⁰David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish. ¹¹But the LORD forbid that I should extend my hand against the LORD’s anointed. Instead, take the spear and water jug by his head, and let us go.”

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1 Samuel 26:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
David	דָּוִד֙	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
added	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
As surely as the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
lives	חַי־	ḥay-	Noun - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
the LORD Himself	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will strike him down	יִגָּפֶ֑נּוּ	yig·gā·p̄en·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5062 strike, smite
either	אֽוֹ־	’ōw-	Conjunction	H176 or
his day	יוֹמ֤וֹ	yō·w·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3117 day
will come	יָבוֹא֙	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and he will die	וָמֵ֔ת	wā·mêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
or	א֧וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
he will go	יֵרֵ֖ד	yê·rêḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
into battle	בַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה	ḇam·mil·ḥā·māh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
and perish	וְנִסְפָּֽה׃	wə·nis·pāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5595 sweep away or snatch away, catch up

1 Samuel 26:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the LORD	מֵֽיהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
forbid	חָלִ֤ילָה	ḥā·lî·lāh	Interjection; third person feminine singular	H2486 far be it
that I	לִּי֙	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
should extend	מִשְּׁלֹ֥חַ	miš·šə·lō·aḥ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7971 send
my hand	יָדִ֖י	yā·ḏî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
against the LORD’s	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
anointed	בִּמְשִׁ֣יחַ	bim·šî·aḥ	Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H4899 anointed
Instead	וְ֠עַתָּה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
take	קַח־	qaḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
the spear	הַחֲנִ֜ית	ha·ḥă·nîṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2595 spear
and water	הַמַּ֖יִם	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
jug	צַפַּ֥חַת	ṣap·pa·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6835 jar, jug
by his head	מְרַאֲשֹׁתוֹ	mə·ra·ʾă·šō·ṯō	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4763 headpiece, head-rest
and let us go	וְנֵ֥לֲכָה	wə·nê·lă·ḵāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk

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1 Samuel 26:10 Romans 12:19 · Deuteronomy 31:14 · Genesis 47:29 · 1 Samuel 25:38 · Psalm 37:13 · 1 Samuel 31:6 · 1 Samuel 25:26 · Deuteronomy 32:35

1 Samuel 26:11 1 Samuel 24:6 · 1 Samuel 24:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.