1 Samuel 26:19
{ "verseID": "1 Samuel.26.19", "source": "וְעַתָּ֗ה יִֽשְׁמַֽע־נָא֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑וֹ אִם־יְהוָ֞ה הֱסִֽיתְךָ֥ בִי֙ יָרַ֣ח מִנְחָ֔ה וְאִ֣ם ׀ בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֗ם אֲרוּרִ֥ים הֵם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי־גֵרְשׁ֣וּנִי הַיּ֗וֹם מֵהִסְתַּפֵּ֜חַ בְּנַחֲלַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֵ֥ךְ עֲבֹ֖ד אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃", "text": "And now, *yišmaʿ*-*nāʾ* my *ʾăḏōnî* the *meleḵ* *ʾēṯ* *diḇrê* his *ʿaḇdô*. If *YHWH* *hĕsîṯḵā* against me, may he *yāraḥ* *minḥâ*, but if *bәnê* the *ʾāḏām*, *ʾărûrîm* they before *YHWH*, for they have *gēršûnî* this day from *mēhistappēaḥ* in *naḥălaṯ* *YHWH* *lēʾmōr*: Go *ʿăḇōḏ* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăḥērîm*.", "grammar": { "*yišmaʿ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive - let him hear", "*nāʾ*": "Particle of entreaty - please/now", "*ʾăḏōnî*": "Noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my lord", "*meleḵ*": "Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king", "*ʾēṯ*": "Direct object marker", "*diḇrê*": "Noun construct, masculine plural - words of", "*ʿaḇdô*": "Noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his servant", "*YHWH*": "Proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*hĕsîṯḵā*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - has incited you", "*yāraḥ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive - may he smell/accept", "*minḥâ*": "Noun, feminine singular - offering/gift", "*bәnê*": "Noun construct, masculine plural - sons of", "*ʾāḏām*": "Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the man/mankind", "*ʾărûrîm*": "Qal passive participle, masculine plural - cursed", "*YHWH*": "Proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*gēršûnî*": "Piel perfect 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - they have driven me out", "*mēhistappēaḥ*": "Hithpael infinitive construct with prefixed preposition - from attaching myself", "*naḥălaṯ*": "Noun construct, feminine singular - inheritance of", "*YHWH*": "Proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*lēʾmōr*": "Qal infinitive construct with preposition - saying", "*ʿăḇōḏ*": "Qal imperative masculine singular - serve", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "Noun, masculine plural - gods", "*ʾăḥērîm*": "Adjective, masculine plural - other" }, "variants": { "*yišmaʿ*": "let him hear/may he listen", "*nāʾ*": "please/now/I pray", "*ʾăḏōnî*": "my lord/my master", "*meleḵ*": "king/ruler", "*diḇrê*": "words/speech/matter", "*ʿaḇdô*": "his servant/his slave", "*hĕsîṯḵā*": "has incited you/has stirred you up", "*yāraḥ*": "may he smell/may he accept/may he be appeased by", "*minḥâ*": "offering/gift/tribute", "*bәnê*": "sons of/men of", "*ʾāḏām*": "man/mankind/humanity", "*ʾărûrîm*": "cursed/under a curse", "*gēršûnî*": "they have driven me out/they have expelled me", "*mēhistappēaḥ*": "from attaching myself/from having a share in", "*naḥălaṯ*": "inheritance/possession/property", "*lēʾmōr*": "saying/to say", "*ʿăḇōḏ*": "serve/worship", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "gods/deities", "*ʾăḥērîm*": "other/foreign" } }