1 Samuel
1 Samuel 26:21
21Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Saul | שָׁא֨וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| replied | וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I have sinned | חָטָ֜אתִי | ḥā·ṭā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H2398 miss |
| Come back | שׁ֣וּב | šūḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| David | דָוִ֗ד | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| my son | בְּנִֽי־ | bə·nî- | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| I will never | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| harm | אָרַ֤ע | ’ā·ra‘ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7489 be evil, bad |
| you | לְךָ֙ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| again | ע֔וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| because | תַּ֠חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| today | הַיּ֣וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| you considered | בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ | bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| my life | נַפְשִׁ֛י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| precious | יָקְרָ֥ה | yā·qə·rāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3365 be precious, prized, appraised |
| I have played the fool | הִסְכַּ֛לְתִּי | his·kal·tî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H5528 be foolish, or a fool |
| and have committed a grave | הַרְבֵּ֥ה | har·bêh | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| error | וָאֶשְׁגֶּ֖ה | wā·’eš·geh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7686 go astray, err |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.