1 Chronicles 12:17
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And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”
In other translations
And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”
Hebrew words
וַיֵּצֵאvaiyetze'and he went outH3318דָוִידdavidDavidH1732לִפְנֵיהֶםlifneihem<to> before themH6440וַיַּעַןvaiya'anand he answeredH6030וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לָהֶםlahemto themאִם־'im-ifH518לְשָׁלוֹםleshalomto peaceH7965בָּאתֶםbatemyou have comeH935אֵלַי'elaito meH413לְעָזְרֵנִיle'azerenito help meH5826יִהְיֶה־yihyeh-it will belongH1961לִּיlito <the> meעֲלֵיכֶם'aleikhemtowards youH5921לֵבָבlevava heartH3824לְיָחַדleyachadfor unityH3162וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518לְרַמּוֹתַנִיleramotanito betray meH7411לְצָרַיletzaraito foes myH6862בְּלֹאbelo'with notH3808חָמָסchamasviolenceH2555בְּכַפַּיbekhapaiin hands myH3709יֵרֶאyere'may he seeH7200אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] God ofH430אֲבוֹתֵינוּ'avoteinuancestors ourH1וְיוֹכַח׃ סveyokhachand may he judgeH3198
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