1 Samuel 25:21

“Now David had said, “Surely in vain I have guarded all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missing of all that was his; and he has repaid me evil for good.”

1 Samuel 25:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 25:21, word by word

Now Davidדָוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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had saidאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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in vainשֶּׁקֶרsheker

deceit

What has no basis or result: an invented deceit, or something done in vain.

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I have guardedשָׁמַרְתִּיshamarti

guard

To watch over, protect from all harm.

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in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

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so that nothingמְאוּמָהmeuma

anything

Something, anything; with "not", nothing.

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was missingנִפְקַדnifkad

be missing

To find something gone.

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and he has repaidיָּשֶׁבyashev

bring back

To return something, restore.

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evilרָעָהraa

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

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goodטוֹבָהtova

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

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The context

20As she was riding on the donkey and coming down under cover of the mountain, look, David and his men were coming down toward her, and she met them.

21 · This verse (above)

22So may Elohim do to the enemies of David, and so may he add, if I leave, of all that is his, until morning so much as one who urinates against a wall.”

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