1 Samuel 20:8
Therefore deal faithfully with your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”
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ASV
Therefore deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of Jehovah with thee: but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?
KJV
Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the Lord with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?
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22 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ | ve.'a.Si.ta | and you will do | H6213 → |
| חֶ֙סֶד֙ | che.sed | covenant loyalty | H2617 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | towards | H5921 → |
| עַבְדֶּ֔ךָ | 'av.De.kha | servant your | H5650 → |
| כִּ֚י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| בִּבְרִ֣ית | biv.Rit | in [the] covenant of | H1285 → |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| הֵבֵ֥אתָ | he.Ve.ta | you have brought | H935 → |
| אֶֽת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| עַבְדְּךָ֖ | 'av.de.Kha | servant your | H5650 → |
| עִמָּ֑ךְ | 'i.Makh | with you | H5973 → |
| וְאִם־ | ve.'im- | and if | H518 → |
| יֶשׁ־ | yesh- | there | H3426 → |
| בִּ֤י | bi | in <the> me | |
| עָוֹן֙ | 'a.Von | [is] iniquity | H5771 → |
| הֲמִיתֵ֣נִי | ha.mi.Te.ni | put to death me | H4191 → |
| אַ֔תָּה | 'A.tah | you | H859 → |
| וְעַד־ | ve.'ad- | and to | H5704 → |
| אָבִ֖יךָ | 'a.Vi.kha | father your | H1 → |
| לָמָּה־ | la.mah- | <to> why? | H4100 → |
| זֶּ֥ה | zeh | this | H2088 → |
| תְבִיאֵֽנִי׃ פ | te.vi.'E.ni | will you bring me | H935 → |
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