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1 Samuel 23:20

Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”

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ASV

Now therefore, O king, come down, according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him up into the king’s hand.

KJV

Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahand nowH6258 →
לְכָל־le.kholto allH3605 →
אַוַּ֨ת'a.Vat[the] desire ofH185 →
נַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.Khaself yourH5315 →
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhO kingH4428 →
לָרֶ֖דֶתla.Re.detto come downH3381 →
רֵ֑דRedcome downH3381 →
וְלָ֥נוּve.La.nuand [belongs] to <the> us
הַסְגִּיר֖וֹhas.gi.Roto deliver up himH5462 →
בְּיַ֥דbe.Yadin [the] hand ofH3027 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →

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1 Samuel 23:12So David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” “They will,” said the LORD.Deuteronomy 18:6Now if a Levite moves from any town of residence throughout Israel and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose,2 Kings 10:5–7So the palace administrator, the overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: “We are your servants, and we will do whatever you say. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever is good in your sight.”Proverbs 11:23The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.Proverbs 29:26Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.Psalms 54:3For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life— men with no regard for God. SelahPsalms 112:10The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.1 Kings 21:11–14So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.2 Samuel 3:21Then Abner said to David, “Let me go at once, and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.1 Kings 21:11So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.

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