1 Samuel

1 Samuel 26:16

¹⁶This thing you have done is not good. As surely as the LORD lives, all of you deserve to die, since you did not protect your lord, the LORD’s anointed. Now look around. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were by his head?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	הַזֶּה֮	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
thing	הַדָּבָ֣ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
you have done	עָשִׂיתָ֒	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
is not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
good	ט֞וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
As surely as the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
lives	חַי־	ḥay-	Noun - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
all of you	בְנֵי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
deserve to die	מָ֙וֶת֙	mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
since you	אַתֶּ֔ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
did not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
protect	שְׁמַרְתֶּ֛ם	šə·mar·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
your lord	אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם	’ă·ḏō·nê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H113 lord
the LORD’s	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
anointed	מְשִׁ֣יחַ	mə·šî·aḥ	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H4899 anointed
Now	וְעַתָּ֣ה׀	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
look around	רְאֵ֗ה	rə·’êh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7200 see
Where	אֵֽי־	’ê-	Interrogative	H335 where?
are the king’s	הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
spear	חֲנִ֥ית	ḥă·nîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	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
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
were by his head	מְרַאֲשֹׁתוֹ׃	mə·ra·ʾă·šō·ṯō	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4763 headpiece, head-rest

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 20:31 · Ephesians 2:3 · Psalm 79:11 · Psalm 102:20 · 2 Samuel 19:28 · 1 Samuel 26:11 · 1 Samuel 26:9 · 2 Samuel 12:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.