2 Samuel 14:17
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Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the Lord thy God will be with thee.And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’”
In other translations
Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the Lord thy God will be with thee.And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’”
Hebrew words
וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559שִׁפְחָתְךָshifchatekhamaidservant yourH8198יִהְיֶה־yihyeh-may it becomeH1961נָּאna'pleaseH4994דְּבַר־devar-[the] word ofH1697אֲדֹנִי'adonilord myH113הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428לִמְנוּחָהlimnuchah<into> restH4496כִּי׀kiforH3588כְּמַלְאַךְkemal'akhlike [the] angel ofH4397הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430כֵּןken[is] soH3651אֲדֹנִי'adonilord myH113הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428לִשְׁמֹעַlishmoa'to hearH8085הַטּוֹבhatov<the> goodH2896וְהָרָעvehara'and <the> badH7451וַיהוָהvayahwehand YahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶיךָ'eloheikhaGod yourH430יְהִיyehimay he beH1961עִמָּךְ׃ פ'imakhwith youH5973
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 2 Samuel 19:27And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.and he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. Yet my lord the king is like the angel of God, so do what is good in your eyes.
- 1 Samuel 29:9And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.Achish replied, “I know that you are as pleasing in my sight as an angel of God. But the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go into battle with us.’
- 2 Samuel 14:20To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.Joab your servant has done this to bring about this change of affairs, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that happens in the land.”
- Hebrews 5:14But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
- 1 Kings 3:9Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
- Proverbs 29:5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14-1514 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.
- Proverbs 27:21As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
- Job 6:30Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?
- 1 Kings 3:28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
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