1 Samuel
1 Samuel 26:18–19
18And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand? 19Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
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1 Samuel 26:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And he continued | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Why | לָ֥מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is my lord | אֲדֹנִ֥י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| pursuing | רֹדֵ֖ף | rō·ḏêp̄ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| his servant | עַבְדּ֑וֹ | ‘aḇ·dōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| What | מֶ֣ה | meh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| have I done | עָשִׂ֔יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| What | וּמַה־ | ū·mah- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| evil | רָעָֽה׃ | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| is in my hand | בְּיָדִ֖י | bə·yā·ḏî | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
1 Samuel 26:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| please | נָא֙ | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| may my lord | אֲדֹנִ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| hear | יִֽשְׁמַֽע־ | yiš·ma‘- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| the words | דִּבְרֵ֣י | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of his servant | עַבְדּ֑וֹ | ‘aḇ·dōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֞ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has stirred you up | הֱסִֽיתְךָ֥ | hĕ·sî·ṯə·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H5496 incite, allure, instigate |
| against me | בִי֙ | ḇî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| then may He accept | יָרַ֣ח | yā·raḥ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H7306 smell, perceive odour |
| an offering | מִנְחָ֔ה | min·ḥāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4503 gift, tribute, offering |
| But if | וְאִ֣ם׀ | wə·’im | Conjunction | H518 if |
| men | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| may they | הֵם֙ | hêm | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| be cursed | אֲרוּרִ֥ים | ’ă·rū·rîm | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural | H779 curse |
| in the presence | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| today | הַיּ֗וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| they have driven me away | גֵרְשׁ֣וּנִי | ḡê·rə·šū·nî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular | H1644 drive out, cast out |
| from sharing | מֵהִסְתַּפֵּ֜חַ | mê·his·tap·pê·aḥ | Preposition-m; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | H5596 join, attach to |
| in the inheritance | בְּנַחֲלַ֤ת | bə·na·ḥă·laṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| of the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Go | לֵ֥ךְ | lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| serve | עֲבֹ֖ד | ‘ă·ḇōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| other | אֲחֵרִֽים׃ | ’ă·ḥê·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H312 another |
| gods | אֱלֹהִ֥ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 26:18 1 Samuel 24:9 · 1 Samuel 24:11–14 · Psalm 35:7 · John 18:23 · Psalm 69:4 · John 10:32 · Psalm 7:3–5 · John 8:46
1 Samuel 26:19 2 Samuel 14:16 · 2 Samuel 16:11 · 2 Samuel 20:19 · Galatians 1:8–9 · 1 Chronicles 21:1 · Joshua 22:25–27 · Psalm 120:5 · 1 Samuel 18:10 · Genesis 8:21 · 2 Timothy 4:14 · Deuteronomy 4:27–28 · 1 Samuel 25:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.