1 Chronicles 12:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Davidלְדָוִֽיד׃
(le·da·vid.)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
went 
 
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out to meet 
 
6440: face, facesfrom panah
them, and said 
 
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to them, "If 
 
518: ifa prim. conjunction
you comeוַיָּבֹ֗אוּ
(vai·ya·vo·'u)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
peacefully 
 
7965: completeness, soundness, welfare, peacefrom shalem
to me to help 
 
5826: to help, succora prim. root
me, my heart 
 
3824: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom an unused word
shall be united 
 
3162: unitednessfrom yachad
with you; but if 
 
518: ifa prim. conjunction
to betray 
 
7411b: to beguile, deal treacherously witha prim. root
me to my adversaries, 
 
6862c: adversary, foefrom tsarar
since there is no 
 
3808: nota prim. adverb
wrong 
 
2555: violence, wrongfrom chamas
in my hands, 
 
3709: hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a panfrom kaphaph
may the God 
 
430: God, godpl. of eloah
of our fathers 
 
1: fatherfrom an unused word
look 
 
7200: to seea prim. root
on [it] and decide." 
 
3198: to decide, adjudge, provea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
went out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
to meet
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
them and answered
`anah  (aw-naw')
to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto them If ye be come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
peaceably
shalowm  (shaw-lome')
safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
unto me to help
`azar  (aw-zar')
to surround, i.e. protect or aid -- help, succour.
me mine heart
lebab  (lay-bawb')
the heart (as the most interior organ)
shall be knit
yachad  (yakh'-ad)
a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly -- alike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-)together, withal.
unto you but if ye be come to betray
ramah  (raw-maw')
to hurl; specifically, to shoot; figuratively, to delude or betray (as if causing to fall) -- beguile, betray, (bow-)man, carry, deceive, throw.
me to mine enemies
tsar  (tsar)
adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.
seeing there is no
lo'  (lo)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows)
wrong
chamac  (khaw-mawce')
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain -- cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.
in mine hands
kaph  (kaf)
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
the God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
of our fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
look
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
thereon and rebuke
yakach  (yaw-kahh')
to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
David went out to meet them, and said to them, "If you come peacefully to me to help me, my heart shall be united with you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look on it and decide."

King James Bible
And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
David went out to meet them and said to them, "If you have come in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you, but if you have come to betray me to my enemies even though my hands have done no wrong, may the God of our ancestors look on it and judge."

International Standard Version
and David went out to meet them. He told them, "If you've come in peace to be of help to me, then you'll have my commitment. But if you've come to betray me to my enemies, even though I'm innocent of wrongdoing, then may the God of our ancestors watch and judge."

NET Bible
David went out to meet them and said, "If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you. But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you, may the God of our ancestors take notice and judge!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
David went to meet them. He told them, "If you've come to help me as friends would, then you may join me. But if you've come to betray me to my enemies, even though I haven't committed a crime, may the God of our ancestors see this and judge you."

King James 2000 Bible
And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If you are come peaceably unto me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you: but if you are come to betray me to my enemies, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look on it, and rebuke it.
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