1 Samuel 25:31

“this shall not be to you a stumbling block or an offense of heart for my lord: to have shed blood without cause or for my lord to have saved himself. And when YHWH does good to my lord, remember your servant.””

1 Samuel 25:31 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 25:31, word by word

beתִהְיֶהtihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “tihye” appears
a stumbling blockפוּקָהfuka

stumbling block

Stumbling block, a cause of tottering; a weight on the conscience. It appears only once (1 Samuel 25:31).

Where else “fuka” appears
or an offenseמִכְשׁוֹלmichshol

stumbling block

A stumbling block: something that makes someone fall; an obstacle.

Where else “michshol” appears
of heartלֵבlev

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “lev” appears
for my lordאדֹנִdoni

lord

The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.

Where else “doni” appears
to have shedשְׁפָּךְshepach

spill

To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.

Where else “shepach” appears
bloodדָּםdam

bloodguilt

A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.

Where else “dam” appears
without causeחִנָּםchinam

without cause

With no reason or guilt to justify it.

Where else “chinam” appears
to have savedהוֹשִׁיעַhoshia

save

To rescue someone from danger.

Where else “hoshia” appears
And when YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
does goodהֵיטִבhetiv

go well

For it to go well for someone: "that it may go well with you".

Where else “hetiv” appears
rememberזָכַרְתָּzacharta

remember

To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.

Where else “zacharta” appears
your servantאֲמָתֶamate

female slave, maidservant

Female slave, maidservant.

Where else “amate” appears

The context

30And when YHWH does for my lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning you and commands you to be leader over Israel,

31 · This verse (above)

32David said to Abigail, “Blessed be YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me!

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