Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut now please listen, O my lord the king. May my petition come before you. Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will die there.” Young's Literal Translation And now, hearken, I pray thee, my lord, O king, let my supplication fall, I pray thee, before thee, and cause me not to return [to] the house of Jonathan the scribe, that I die not there.’ King James Bible Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there. Hebrew But nowוְעַתָּ֕ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time please נָ֖א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' listen, שְֽׁמַֽע־ (šə·ma‘-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently O my lord אֲדֹנִ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller the king. הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king May my petition תְחִנָּתִי֙ (ṯə·ḥin·nā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8467: Favor, supplication for favor come תִּפָּל־ (tip·pāl-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie before you. לְפָנֶ֔יךָ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face Do not וְאַל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 408: Not send me back תְּשִׁבֵ֗נִי (tə·ši·ḇê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to the house בֵּ֚ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Jonathan יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן (yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3083: Jonathan -- 'the LORD has given', the name of a number of Israelites the scribe, הַסֹּפֵ֔ר (has·sō·p̄êr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5608: To count, recount, relate or וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no I will die אָמ֖וּת (’ā·mūṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill there.” שָֽׁם׃ (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither |