1 Samuel 19:4
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And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions have been highly beneficial to you.
In other translations
And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions have been highly beneficial to you.
Hebrew words
וַיְדַבֵּרvaydaberand he spokeH1696יְהוֹנָתָןyehonatanJonathanH3083בְּדָוִדbedavidin DavidH1732טוֹבtovgoodH2896אֶל־'el-toH413שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586אָבִיו'avivfather hisH1וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֵלָיו'elavto himH413אַל־'al-may notH408יֶחֱטָאyecheta'he sinH2398הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428בְּעַבְדּוֹbe'avdoagainst servant hisH5650בְדָוִדvedavidagainst DavidH1732כִּיkiforH3588לוֹאlo'notH3808חָטָאchata'he has sinnedH2398לָךְlakhto <the> youוְכִיvekhiand forH3588מַעֲשָׂיוma'asavdeeds hisH4639טוֹב־tov-[are] goodH2896לְךָlekhafor <the> youמְאֹד׃me'odexceedinglyH3966
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Genesis 42:22And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”
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- Proverbs 17:13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
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- 1 Samuel 2:25If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them.If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.
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