1 Samuel

1 Samuel 26:9–10

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

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1 Samuel 26:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But David	דָּוִ֛ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
said	וַיֹּ֧אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Abishai	אֲבִישַׁ֖י	’ă·ḇî·šay	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H52 Abishai
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
destroy him	תַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּ	taš·ḥî·ṯê·hū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7843 go to ruin (?)
for	כִּ֠י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
who	מִ֣י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
can extend	שָׁלַ֥ח	šā·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
a hand	יָד֛וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
against the LORD’s	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
anointed	בִּמְשִׁ֥יחַ	bim·šî·aḥ	Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H4899 anointed
and be guiltless	וְנִקָּֽה׃פ	wə·niq·qāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5352 be empty(?), clean

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

Cross-references

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

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.