1 Samuel 24:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָיָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְדַיָּ֔ן וְשָׁפַ֖ט בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ וְיֵ֙רֶא֙ וְיָרֵ֣ב אֶת־רִיבִ֔י וְיִשְׁפְּטֵ֖נִי מִיָּדֶֽךָ׃ פ

Transliteration

And wehāyâ YHWH to dayyān and wešāpaṭ between me and between you and weyēreʾ and weyārēb ʾet-my rîbî and weyišpeṭēnî from your hand

Grammar Details

*wehāyâ*: conjunction + perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he will be
*YHWH*: proper noun - Yahweh/LORD
*dayyān*: noun, masculine singular - judge
*wešāpaṭ*: conjunction + perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he will judge
*weyēreʾ*: conjunction + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, Qal stem - and he will see
*weyārēb*: conjunction + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will plead
*rîbî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my case/cause
*weyišpeṭēnî*: conjunction + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and he will vindicate me

Word Meanings

*dayyān*: judge/arbiter
*wešāpaṭ*: will judge/will decide between
*weyēreʾ*: will see/will observe/will witness
*weyārēb*: will plead/will contend for/will defend
*rîbî*: case/cause/lawsuit/dispute
*weyišpeṭēnî*: will vindicate me/will deliver me/will judge in my favor

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Sam 26:17 : 17 And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
Job 6:25 : 25 How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
Prov 15:1 : 1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Prov 25:11 : 11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Luke 21:15 : 15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Acts 6:10 : 10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
Gen 33:4 : 4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

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17And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
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7So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
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