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1 Samuel 25:29

And should someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the bundle of the living. But He shall fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a sling.

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ASV

And though men be risen up to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul, yet the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with Jehovah thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as from the hollow of a sling.

KJV

Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komand he has arisenH6965 →
אָדָם֙'a.Dama manH120 →
לִרְדָפְךָ֔lir.da.fe.Khato pursue youH7291 →
וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.Keshand to seekH1245 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khalife yourH5315 →
וְֽהָיְתָה֩ve.ha.ye.Tahand it will beH1961 →
נֶ֨פֶשׁNe.fesh[the] life ofH5315 →
אֲדֹנִ֜י'a.do.Nilord myH113 →
צְרוּרָ֣ה׀tze.ru.Rahbound upH6887 →
בִּצְר֣וֹרbitz.Rorin [the] bundle ofH6872 →
הַחַיִּ֗יםha.chai.Yimthe livingH2416 →
אֵ֚ת'etwithH854 →
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430 →
וְאֵ֨תve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
נֶ֤פֶשׁNe.fesh[the] life ofH5315 →
אֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaenemies yourH341 →
יְקַלְּעֶ֔נָּהye.kal.le.'E.nahhe will sling out itH7049 →
בְּת֖וֹךְbe.Tokhin [the] midst ofH8432 →
כַּ֥ףkaf[the] hollow ofH3709 →
הַקָּֽלַע׃ha.Ka.la'<the> slingH7050 →

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Acts 17:28‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’Psalms 124:7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.John 17:21that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.Malachi 3:17“They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.Matthew 10:29–30Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.Psalms 116:15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.1 Peter 1:5who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.Psalms 66:9He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.Jeremiah 10:18For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, at this time I will sling out the inhabitants of the land and bring distress upon them so that they may be captured.”John 17:23I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me.Psalms 63:9But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.John 10:27–30My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.Deuteronomy 33:29Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”Colossians 3:3–4For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.Psalms 118:13I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.2 Samuel 4:8They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”

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