Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, the LORD has held you back from coming to bloodshed and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like Nabal. Young's Literal Translation and now, my lord, Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, in that Jehovah hath withheld thee from coming in with blood, and to save thy hand to thee—now let thine enemies be as Nabal, even those seeking evil unto my lord. King James Bible Now therefore, my lord, [as] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to [shed] blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. Hebrew Now,וְעַתָּ֣ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time my lord, אֲדֹנִ֗י (’ă·ḏō·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller as surely as the LORD יְהוָ֤ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel lives חַי־ (ḥay-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life and you נַפְשְׁךָ֙ (nap̄·šə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion yourself live, וְחֵֽי־ (wə·ḥê-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has held you back מְנָעֲךָ֤ (mə·nā·‘ă·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 4513: To debar, from benefit, injury from coming מִבּ֣וֹא (mib·bō·w) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to bloodshed בְדָמִ֔ים (ḇə·ḏā·mîm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed and avenging וְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ (wə·hō·wō·šê·a‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor yourself לָ֑ךְ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew with your own hand. יָדְךָ֖ (yā·ḏə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand May your enemies אֹיְבֶ֔יךָ (’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary and those who seek וְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥ים (wə·ham·ḇaq·šîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after harm רָעָֽה׃ (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil for אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to my lord אֲדֹנִ֖י (’ă·ḏō·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller be יִֽהְי֤וּ (yih·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be like Nabal. כְנָבָל֙ (ḵə·nā·ḇāl) Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5037: Nabal -- a man of Carmel |