1 Samuel 25:31
Bible › 1 Samuel › Chapter 25 › Verse 31
That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.then my lord will have no remorse or guilt of conscience over needless bloodshed and revenge. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, may you remember your maidservant.”
In other translations
That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.then my lord will have no remorse or guilt of conscience over needless bloodshed and revenge. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, may you remember your maidservant.”
Hebrew words
וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808תִהְיֶהtihyehit will becomeH1961זֹאת׀zotthisH2063לְךָlekhafor <the> youלְפוּקָהlefukah<into> staggeringH6330וּלְמִכְשׁוֹלulemikhsholand <into> stumbling ofH4383לֵבlevheartH3820לַאדֹנִיladonifor lord myH113וְלִשְׁפָּךְ־velishpokh-and <into> pouring out ofH8210דָּםdambloodH1818חִנָּםchinamwithout causeH2600וּלְהוֹשִׁיעַulehoshia'and to deliverH3467אֲדֹנִי'adonilord myH113לוֹlo<to> <the> himselfוְהֵיטִבveheitivand he will do goodH3190יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לַאדֹנִיladonito lord myH113וְזָכַרְתָּvezakhartaand you will rememberH2142אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֲמָתֶךָ׃ ס'amatekhamaidservant yourH519
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Genesis 40:14But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.
- Romans 12:19Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
- 1 Samuel 25:33And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.
- 1 Samuel 24:15The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”
- Romans 14:21It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
- 2 Samuel 22:48It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,
- Luke 23:42And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”
- 1 Samuel 25:40And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.When his servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said, “David has sent us to take you as his wife.”
- Psalm 94:1O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
- Proverbs 5:12-1312 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; 13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!12 and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof! 13 I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my mentors.
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