1 Samuel

1 Samuel 26:8–9

8Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!”

9But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can extend a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?”

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1 Samuel 26:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙’ă·ḇî·šayNoun - proper - masculine singularH52 Abishai
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Davidדָּוִ֔דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
Todayהַיּ֛וֹםhay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
has deliveredסִגַּ֨רsig·garVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5462 shut, close
your enemyאוֹיִבְךָ֖’ō·w·yiḇ·ḵāVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH341 be hostile to
into your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbə·yā·ḏe·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3027 hand
Nowוְעַתָּה֩wə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
thereforeוְעַתָּה֩wə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
pleaseנָ֜אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
let me thrust the spearבַּחֲנִ֤יתba·ḥă·nîṯPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH2595 spear
through himאַכֶּ֨נּוּ’ak·ken·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH5221 smite
into the groundוּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙ū·ḇā·’ā·reṣConjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
with oneאַחַ֔ת’a·ḥaṯNumber - feminine singularH259 one
strokeפַּ֣עַםpa·‘amNoun - feminine singular constructH6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
I will notוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
need to strike him twiceאֶשְׁנֶ֖ה’eš·nehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH8138 change

1 Samuel 26:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But Davidדָּוִ֛דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֖י’ă·ḇî·šayNoun - proper - masculine singularH52 Abishai
Do notאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
destroy himתַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּtaš·ḥî·ṯê·hūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH7843 go to ruin (?)
forכִּ֠יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
whoמִ֣יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
can extendשָׁלַ֥חšā·laḥVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7971 send
a handיָד֛וֹyā·ḏōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
against the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
anointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim·šî·aḥPreposition-b; Adjective - masculine singular constructH4899 anointed
and be guiltlessוְנִקָּֽה׃פwə·niq·qāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH5352 be empty(?), clean

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1 Samuel 26:8 1 Samuel 24:4 · 1 Samuel 26:23

1 Samuel 26:9 2 Samuel 1:14 · 2 Samuel 1:16 · Psalm 105:15 · 1 Samuel 24:6–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.