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1 Samuel 19:11

Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”

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ASV

And Saul sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal, David’s wife, told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou wilt be slain.

KJV

Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971 →
שָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586 →
מַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimmessengersH4397 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
בֵּ֤יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
דָּוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732 →
לְשָׁמְר֔וֹle.sha.me.Roto watch for himH8104 →
וְלַהֲמִית֖וֹve.la.ha.mi.Toand to kill himH4191 →
בַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerin the morningH1242 →
וַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.Gedand she toldH5046 →
לְדָוִ֗דle.da.Vidto DavidH1732 →
מִיכַ֤לmi.KhalMichalH4324 →
אִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.Towife hisH802 →
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
אֵ֨ינְךָ֜'ei.ne.khanot youH369 →
מְמַלֵּ֤טme.ma.Let[are] deliveringH4422 →
אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
נַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.Khalife yourH5315 →
הַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahthis nightH3915 →
מָחָ֖רma.ChartomorrowH4279 →
אַתָּ֥ה'a.TahyouH859 →
מוּמָֽת׃mu.Mat[will be] put to deathH4191 →

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Genesis 19:17As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”Psalms 59:1–17Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.Judges 16:2When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded that place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They were quiet throughout the night, saying, “Let us wait until dawn; then we will kill him.”1 Samuel 19:20he sent messengers to capture him. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came upon them, and Saul’s messengers also began to prophesy.Proverbs 16:29A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.Psalms 36:4Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.Psalms 55:10Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.Psalms 59:6They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.Psalms 71:10For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,Psalms 11:1In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.

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