2 Samuel 14:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then she said,וַתֹּאמֶר֩
(vat·to·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Pleaseנָ֨א
(na)
4994: I (we) pray, nowa prim. particle of entreaty or exhortation
let the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
rememberיִזְכָּר־
(yiz·kar-)
2142: remembera prim. root
the LORDיְהוָ֣ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
your God,אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ
(e·lo·hei·cha)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
[so that] the avengerגֹּאֵ֤ל
(go·'el)
1350: to redeem, act as kinsmana prim. root
of bloodהַדָּם֙
(had·dam)
1818: blooda prim. root
will not continue(מֵהַרְבַּ֞ת
(me·har·bat)
7235a: to be or become much, many or greata prim. root
to destroy,לְשַׁחֵ֔ת
(le·sha·chet,)
7843: perhaps to go to ruina prim. root
otherwiseוְלֹ֥א
(ve·lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
they will destroyיַשְׁמִ֖ידוּ
(yash·mi·du)
8045: to be exterminated or destroyeda prim. root
my son."בְּנִ֑י
(be·ni;)
1121: sona prim. root
And he said,וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"As the LORDיְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
lives,חַי־
(chai-)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
not one hairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֥ת
(mis·sa·'a·rat)
8185: hairfrom the same as sear
of your sonבְּנֵ֖ךְ
(be·nech)
1121: sona prim. root
shall fallיִפֹּ֛ל
(yip·pol)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root
to the ground."אָֽרְצָה׃
(a·re·tzah.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Then said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
she I pray thee let the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
remember
zakar  (zaw-kar')
to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
thy God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers
ga'al  (gaw-al')
to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.);
of blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
to destroy
shachath  (shaw-khath')
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin -- batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, utterly, waste(-r).
any more
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
lest they destroy
shamad  (shaw-mad')
to desolate -- destory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, utterly.
my son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
And he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
As the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
liveth
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
there shall not one hair
sa`arah  (sah-ar-aw')
hairiness -- hair.
of thy son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
fall
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
to the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then she said, "Please let the king remember the LORD your God, so that the avenger of blood will not continue to destroy, otherwise they will destroy my son." And he said, "As the LORD lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground."

King James Bible
Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She replied, "Please, may the king invoke the LORD your God, so that the avenger of blood will not increase the loss, and they will not eliminate my son!"" As the LORD lives," he vowed, "not a hair of your son will fall to the ground."

International Standard Version
Then she said, "Your majesty, please remember the LORD your God, so that blood avengers don't do any more damage! Otherwise, they'll destroy my son!" So he promised, "As the LORD lives, not even a single hair from your son's head will fall to the ground!"

NET Bible
She replied, "In that case, let the king invoke the name of the LORD your God so that the avenger of blood may not kill! Then they will not destroy my son!" He replied, "As surely as the LORD lives, not a single hair of your son's head will fall to the ground."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
She said, "Your Majesty, please pray to the LORD your God in order to keep an avenger from doing more harm by destroying my son." "I solemnly swear, as the LORD lives," he said, "not a hair on your son's head will fall to the ground."

King James 2000 Bible
Then said she, I pray you, let the king remember the LORD your God, that you would not allow the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD lives, there shall not one hair of your son fall to the earth.
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