KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the Lord reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “For if” | וְכִֽי | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | if |
| “a man” | אִישׁ֙ | A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) | man |
| “find” | יִמְצָ֥א | Properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present | find |
| “his enemy,” | אֹ֣יְב֔וֹ | Hating; an adversary | enemy |
| “will he let him go” | וְשִׁלְּח֖וֹ | To send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) | let go |
| “well” | טוֹבָ֑ה | Good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) | well |
| “away?” | בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ | A road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb | away |
| “wherefore the Lord” | וַֽיהוָה֙ | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | wherefore Lord |
| “reward” | יְשַׁלֶּמְךָ֣ | To be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications) | reward |
| “thee good” | טוֹבָ֔ה | Good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) | good |
| “for” | תַּ֚חַת | The bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc | for |
| “that” | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | that |
| “thou hast done” | עָשִׂ֖יתָה | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | done |
| “unto me this” | הַזֶּ֔ה | The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that | unto me this |
| “day.” | הַיּ֣וֹם | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | day |
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17 And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
18 And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the Lord had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.
19 For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the Lord reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day.
20 And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
21 Swear now therefore unto me by the Lord, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.
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