1 Samuel 22:17
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And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord.Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.
In other translations
And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord.Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428לָרָצִיםlaratzimto the runnersH7323הַנִּצָּבִיםhanitzavimwho were standingH5324עָלָיו'alavwith himH5921סֹבּוּsobuturn roundH5437וְהָמִיתוּ׀vehamituand put to deathH4191כֹּהֲנֵיkohanei[the] priests ofH3548יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068כִּיkiforH3588גַם־gam-alsoH1571יָדָםyadamhand theirH3027עִם־'im-[is] withH5973דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732וְכִיvekhiand forH3588יָדְעוּyade'uthey knewH3045כִּי־ki-thatH3588בֹרֵחַvoreach[was] fleeingH1272הוּאhu'heH1931וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808גָלוּgaluthey uncoveredH1540אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אָזְנִי'azeniear myH241וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808אָבוּ'avuthey were willingH14עַבְדֵי'avdei[the] servants ofH5650הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428לִשְׁלֹחַlishloachto stretch outH7971אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יָדָםyadamhand theirH3027לִפְגֹעַlifgoa'to fallH6293בְּכֹהֲנֵיbekhohaneion [the] priests ofH3548יְהוָה׃ סyahwehYahwehH3068
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