1 Samuel 22:17
Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.
BSB
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ASV
And the king said unto the guard that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of Jehovah; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and did not disclose it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of Jehovah.
KJV
And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord.
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33 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| לָרָצִים֩ | la.ra.Tzim | to the runners | H7323 → |
| הַנִּצָּבִ֨ים | ha.ni.tza.Vim | who were standing | H5324 → |
| עָלָ֜יו | 'a.Lav | with him | H5921 → |
| סֹ֥בּוּ | So.bu | turn round | H5437 → |
| וְהָמִ֣יתוּ׀ | ve.ha.Mi.tu | and put to death | H4191 → |
| כֹּהֲנֵ֣י | ko.ha.Nei | [the] priests of | H3548 → |
| יְהוָ֗ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| כִּ֤י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| גַם־ | gam- | also | H1571 → |
| יָדָם֙ | ya.Dam | hand their | H3027 → |
| עִם־ | 'im- | [is] with | H5973 → |
| דָּוִ֔ד | da.Vid | David | H1732 → |
| וְכִ֤י | ve.Khi | and for | H3588 → |
| יָֽדְעוּ֙ | ya.de.'U | they knew | H3045 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → |
| בֹרֵ֣חַ | vo.Re.ach | [was] fleeing | H1272 → |
| ה֔וּא | Hu' | he | H1931 → |
| וְלֹ֥א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| גָל֖וּ | ga.Lu | they uncovered | H1540 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| אָזְנִ֑י | 'a.ze.ni | ear my | H241 → |
| וְלֹֽא־ | ve.lo'- | and not | H3808 → |
| אָב֞וּ | 'a.Vu | they were willing | H14 → |
| עַבְדֵ֤י | 'av.Dei | [the] servants of | H5650 → |
| הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ | lish.Lo.ach | to stretch out | H7971 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| יָדָ֔ם | ya.Dam | hand their | H3027 → |
| לִפְגֹ֖עַ | lif.Go.a' | to fall | H6293 → |
| בְּכֹהֲנֵ֥י | be.kho.ha.Nei | on [the] priests of | H3548 → |
| יְהוָֽה׃ ס | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
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