1 Samuel 26:11

Yahweh forbid that I should stretch out my hand against Yahweh’s anointed; but now please take the spear that is at his head, and the jar of water, and let us go.”

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WEBBE

The LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed; but now please take the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and let’s go.”

BSB

But the LORD forbid that I should extend my hand against the LORD’s anointed. Instead, take the spear and water jug by his head, and let us go.”

KJV

The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

ASV

Jehovah forbid that I should put forth my hand against Jehovah’s anointed: but now take, I pray thee, the spear that is at his head, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

BBE

Never will my hand be stretched out against the man marked with the holy oil; but take the spear which is by his head and the vessel of water, and let us go.

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חָלִילָה cha·li·lah far be it H2486 לִּי li to (the) me H9030 מֵיהוָה me·yah·weh from Yahweh H3068 מִשְּׁלֹחַ mi·she·lo·ach from stretching out H7971 יָדִי ya·di hand my H3027 בִּמְשִׁיחַ bim·shi·ach on [the] [one] anointed of H4899 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 וְעַתָּה ve·'a·tah and now H6258 קַח־ kach- take H3947 נָא na' please H4994 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַחֲנִית ha·cha·nit the spear H2595 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיו me·ra·'a·sho·tov [is the] place of head his H4763 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 צַפַּחַת tza·pa·chat [the] jug of H6835 הַמַּיִם ha·ma·yim (the) water H4325 וְנֵלֲכָה ve·ne·la·khah and let us go H1980 לָּנוּ la·nu for (the) ourselves H9035

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–12

How soon do unholy hearts lose the good impressions convictions have made upon them! How helpless were Saul and all his men! All as though disarmed and chained, yet nothing is done to them; they are only asleep. How easily can God weaken the strongest, befool the wisest, and baffle the most watchful! David still resolved to wait till God thought fit to avenge him on Saul. He will by no means force his way to the promised crown by any wrong methods. The temptation was very strong; but if he yielded, he would sin against God, therefore he resisted the temptation, and trusted God with the event.

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