2 Samuel 24:14
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And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the Lord; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
In other translations
And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the Lord; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732אֶל־'el-toH413גָּדgadGadH1410צַר־tzar-it is distressH6862לִיlito <the> meמְאֹדme'odexceedinglyH3966נִפְּלָה־nipelah-let us fallH5307נָּאna'pleaseH4994בְיַד־veyad-in [the] hand ofH3027יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068כִּי־ki-forH3588רַבִּיםrabim[are] greatH7227רַחֲמָיוrachamocompassion<s> hisH7356וּבְיַד־uveyad-and in [the] hand ofH3027אָדָם'adamhumankindH120אַל־'al-may notH408אֶפֹּלָה׃'epolahI fallH5307
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Psalm 119:156Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.
- Psalm 51:1Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
- 1 Chronicles 21:13And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the Lord; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
- Jonah 4:2And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.
- Psalm 103:8-148 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. 9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. 10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. 9 He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever. 10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities. 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
- Psalm 145:9The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
- Psalm 86:15But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
- Psalm 130:4But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.
- Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.
- Psalm 106:41-4241 And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them. 42 Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.41 He delivered them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them. 42 Their enemies oppressed them, and subdued them under their hand.
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People and places
People: David, Gad (1 Samuel 22)