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1 Samuel 1:26

“Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.

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ASV

And she said, Oh, my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto Jehovah.

KJV

And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merand she saidH559 →
בִּ֣יbipardon meH994 →
אֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiO lord myH113 →
חֵ֥יchei[by] [the] life ofH2416 →
נַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.Khaself yourH5315 →
אֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiO lord myH113 →
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589 →
הָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.Shah[am] the womanH802 →
הַנִּצֶּ֤בֶתha.ni.Tze.vetwho stoodH5324 →
עִמְּכָה֙'i.me.Khahwith youH5973 →
בָּזֶ֔הba.Zehin this [place]H2088 →
לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.Lelto prayH6419 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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Genesis 21:6Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”Psalms 116:1I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy.2 Kings 4:30And the mother of the boy said, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her.2 Kings 2:4And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Jericho.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.2 Kings 2:6And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to the Jordan.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.2 Kings 2:2and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.1 Samuel 20:3But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”2 Samuel 11:11Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!”1 Samuel 17:55As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”2 Samuel 14:19So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.Genesis 42:15And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.1 Samuel 25:26Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, the LORD has held you back from coming to bloodshed and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like Nabal.

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