King James Version

2 Samuel 1:14

And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֵלָ֖יוelayvamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).דָּוִ֑דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.אֵ֚יךְeykhhowאֵיךְparticle, interrogative — “how”H349how? or how!; also wherehow, what.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָרֵ֔אתָyaretafearיָרֵאverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “fear”, a completed actionH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).לִשְׁלֹ֨חַ֙lishlochato sendשָׁלַחpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to send”, the to-form of the verbH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…יָֽדְךָ֔yadekhahandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […לְשַׁחֵ֖תleshachetto batterשָׁחַתpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to batter”, the to-form of the verbH7843to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, [idiom] utterly, waste(-r).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מְשִׁ֥יחַmeshichaMessiahמָשִׁיחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “Messiah”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4899anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiahanointed, Messiah.יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And David said unto him: 'How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah’s anointed?

Young’s Literal Translation

And David saith unto him, 'How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the anointed of Jehovah?'

World English Bible

David said to him, “Why were you not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy Yahweh’s anointed?”

Darby Translation

And David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed?

Douay-Rheims

David said to him: Why didst thou not fear to put out thy hand to kill the Lord’s anointed?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And David said unto him: 'How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And David said to him, How was it thou wast not afraid to lift thy hand to destroy the anointed of the Lord?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Δαυὶδ, πῶς οὐκ ἐφοβήθης ἐπενεγκεῖν χεῖρά σου διαφθεῖραι τὸν χριστὸν Κυρίου;