1 Samuel 26:21
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Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”
In other translations
Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586חָטָאתִיchatatiI have sinnedH2398שׁוּבshuvreturnH7725בְּנִי־beni-O son myH1121דָוִדdavidDavidH1732כִּיkiforH3588לֹא־lo'-notH3808אָרַע'ara'I will do harmH7489לְךָlekhato <the> youעוֹדodagainH5750תַּחַתtachatbecauseH8478אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834יָקְרָהyakerahit was preciousH3365נַפְשִׁיnafshilife myH5315בְּעֵינֶיךָbe'eineikhain view yourH5869הַיּוֹםhaiyomthe dayH3117הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088הִנֵּהhinehhere!H2009הִסְכַּלְתִּיhiskaltiI have behaved foolishlyH5528וָאֶשְׁגֶּהva'eshgehand I have gone astrayH7686הַרְבֵּהharbehgreatlyH7235מְאֹד׃me'odveryH3966
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 1 Samuel 15:24And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
- 1 Samuel 24:17And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.
- Exodus 9:27And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the Lord is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
- Matthew 27:4Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
- 1 Samuel 15:30Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord thy God.“I have sinned,” Saul replied. “Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me, so that I may worship the LORD your God.”
- Psalm 49:8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
- 1 Samuel 27:4And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.And when Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.
- 1 Samuel 26:24And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the Lord, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.As surely as I valued your life today, so may the LORD value my life and rescue me from all trouble.”
- 1 Samuel 18:30Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.
- Numbers 22:34And Balaam said unto the angel of the Lord, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.“I have sinned,” Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, “for I did not realize that you were standing in the road to confront me. And now, if this is displeasing in your sight, I will go back home.”
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