1 Samuel 23:17
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And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”
In other translations
And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֵלָיו'elavto himH413אַל־'al-may notH408תִּירָאtira'you be afraidH3372כִּיkiforH3588לֹאlo'notH3808תִמְצָאֲךָtimtza'akhait will find youH4672יַדyad[the] hand ofH3027שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586אָבִי'avifather myH1וְאַתָּהve'atahand youH859תִּמְלֹךְtimlokhyou will reignH4427עַל־'al-overH5921יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וְאָנֹכִיve'anokhiand IH595אֶהְיֶה־'ehyeh-I will becomeH1961לְּךָlekhato <the> youלְמִשְׁנֶהlemishneh<into> second in rankH4932וְגַם־vegam-and alsoH1571שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586אָבִי'avifather myH1יֹדֵעַyodea'[is] knowingH3045כֵּן׃ken[it is] thusH3651
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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