1 Samuel 26:15

Bible › 1 Samuel › Chapter 26 › Verse 15

And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.So David said to Abner, “You are a man, aren’t you? And who in Israel is your equal? Why then did you not protect your lord the king when one of the people came to destroy him?

In other translations

And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.So David said to Abner, “You are a man, aren’t you? And who in Israel is your equal? Why then did you not protect your lord the king when one of the people came to destroy him?

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732אֶל־'el-toH413אַבְנֵר'avnerAbnerH74הֲלוֹא־halo'-¿ notH3808אִישׁ'isha manH376אַתָּה'atah[are] youH859וּמִיumiand who?H4310כָמוֹךָkhamokha[is] like youH3644בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלbeyisra'elin IsraelH3478וְלָמָּהvelamahand <to> why?H4100לֹאlo'notH3808שָׁמַרְתָּshamartadid you guardH8104אֶל־'el-<to>H413אֲדֹנֶיךָ'adoneikhamaster<s> yourH113הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428כִּי־ki-ifH3588בָאva'he cameH935אַחַד'achadone ofH259הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971לְהַשְׁחִיתlehashchitto destroyH7843אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428אֲדֹנֶיךָ׃'adoneikhamaster<s> yourH113

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

People and places

People: Abner, David, Jacob

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