1 Samuel 25:34
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Nevertheless,וְאוּלָ֗ם
(ve·'u·lam)
199: but, but indeeda prim. root
as the LORDיְהוָה֙
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י
(e·lo·hei)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
lives,חַי־
(chai-)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
has restrainedמְנָעַ֔נִי
(me·na·'a·ni,)
4513: to withhold, hold backa prim. root
me from harmingמֵהָרַ֖ע
(me·ha·ra)
7489a: to be evil, baddenominative verb from ra
you, unlessכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
you had come(וַתָּבֹאת֙
(vat·ta·vot)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
quicklyמִהַ֗רְתְּ
(mi·har·te)
4116: to hastena prim. root
to meetלִקְרָאתִ֔י
(lik·ra·ti,)
7122: to encounter, befalla prim. root
me, surelyכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
there would not have been leftנֹותַ֧ר
(no·v·tar)
3498: to remain overa prim. root
to Nabalלְנָבָ֛ל
(le·na·val)
5037: a man of Carmelfrom nabal
untilעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
the morningהַבֹּ֖קֶר
(hab·bo·ker)
1242: morn- ingfrom baqar
lightאֹ֥ור
(o·vr)
216: a lightfrom or
[as much as] one male."מַשְׁתִּ֥ין
(mash·tin)
8366: to urinatedenominative verb from shayin


















KJV Lexicon
For in very deed
'uwlam  (oo-lawm')
however or on the contrary -- as for, but, howbeit, in very deed, surely, truly, wherefore.
as the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
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.
which hath kept me back
mana`  (maw-nah')
to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury -- deny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold.
from hurting
ra`a`  (raw-ah')
to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
thee except
luwle'  (loo-lay')
if not -- except, had not, if (...not), unless, were it not that.
thou hadst hasted
mahar  (maw-har')
to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly
and come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to meet
qir'ah  (keer-aw')
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite) -- against (he come), help, meet, seek, to, in the way.
me surely there had not been left
yathar  (yaw-thar')
to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve
unto Nabal
Nabal  (naw-bawl')
dolt; Nabal, an Israelite -- Nabal.
by the morning
boqer  (bo'-ker)
dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning -- (+) day, early, morning, morrow.
light
'owr  (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
any that pisseth
shathan  (shaw-than')
(causatively) to make water, i.e. urinate -- piss.
against the wall
qiyr  (keer)
a wall (as built in a trench) -- + mason, side, town, very, wall.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Nevertheless, as the LORD God of Israel lives, who has restrained me from harming you, unless you had come quickly to meet me, surely there would not have been left to Nabal until the morning light as much as one male."

King James Bible
For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Otherwise, as surely as the LORD God of Israel lives, who prevented me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, Nabal wouldn't have had any men left by morning light."

International Standard Version
For as surely as the LORD God of Israel lives, the one who restrained me from harming you—indeed, had you not quickly come to meet me, by dawn there wouldn't be a single male left to Nabal."

NET Bible
Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives--he who has prevented me from harming you--if you had not come so quickly to meet me, by morning's light not even one male belonging to Nabal would have remained alive!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But I solemnly swear-as the LORD God of Israel, who has kept me from harming you, lives-if you hadn't come to meet me quickly, Nabal certainly wouldn't have had one of his men left at dawn."

King James 2000 Bible
For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel lives, who has kept me back from hurting you, unless you had hastened and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any remaining males.
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