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1 Samuel 25:26

Now, 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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ASV

Now therefore, my lord, as Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing Jehovah hath withholden thee from bloodguiltiness, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now therefore let thine enemies, and them that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

KJV

Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tahand nowH6258 →
אֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiO lord myH113 →
חַי־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416 →
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehof YahwehH3068 →
וְחֵֽי־ve.chei-and [by] [the] life ofH2416 →
נַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.Khaself yourH5315 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH834 →
מְנָעֲךָ֤me.na.'a.Khahe has restrained youH4513 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
מִבּ֣וֹאmi.Bo'from comingH935 →
בְדָמִ֔יםve.da.Mimin blood<s>H1818 →
וְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַve.ho.She.a'and [from] deliveringH3467 →
יָדְךָ֖ya.de.Khahand yourH3027 →
לָ֑ךְLakh<to> <the> you
וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tahand nowH6258 →
יִֽהְי֤וּyih.Yumay they beH1961 →
כְנָבָל֙khe.na.Vallike NabalH5037 →
אֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaenemies yourH341 →
וְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםve.ham.vak.Shimand those [who] seekH1245 →
אֶל־'el-againstH413 →
אֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.Nilord myH113 →
רָעָֽה׃ra.'AhevilH7451 →

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2 Samuel 18:32The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And the Cushite replied, “May what has become of the young man happen to the enemies of my lord the king and to all who rise up against you to harm you.”1 Samuel 25:33Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.Romans 12:19–20Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”Romans 12:19Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”Genesis 20:6Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.1 Samuel 25:33–34Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.Hebrews 10:30For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”Daniel 4:19For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!Psalms 18:47–48the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,1 Samuel 25:39On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking for her in marriage.1 Samuel 26:10David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.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.”Psalms 44:3For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.2 Samuel 2:27“As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.”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.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 22:3From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay with you until I learn what God will do for me.”Jeremiah 29:22Because of them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!’

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