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1 Samuel 26:20

So do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to look for a flea, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”

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ASV

Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of Jehovah: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.

KJV

Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tahand nowH6258 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
יִפֹּ֤לyi.Polit fallH5307 →
דָּֽמִי֙da.Miblood myH1818 →
אַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzah[the] ground towardsH776 →
מִנֶּ֖גֶדmi.Ne.gedfrom beforeH5048 →
פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] presence ofH6440 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
יָצָ֞אya.Tza'he has come outH3318 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.Keshto seekH1245 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
פַּרְעֹ֣שׁpar.'Osha fleaH6550 →
אֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadoneH259 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust asH834 →
יִרְדֹּ֥ףyir.Dofsomeone pursuesH7291 →
הַקֹּרֵ֖אha.ko.Re'the partridgeH7124 →
בֶּהָרִֽים׃be.ha.Rimin the mountainsH2022 →

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1 Samuel 24:14Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?1 Samuel 24:11See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. See and know that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life.Jeremiah 16:16But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill, even from the clefts of the rocks.Psalms 124:6Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.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 Samuel 25:29And 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.Matthew 26:55At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.Matthew 26:47While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.Micah 7:2The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.Psalms 49:5Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?2 Samuel 9:8Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”

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David Slays Goliath — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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