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1 Samuel 22:16

And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.

KJV

Dixitque rex : Morte morieris Achimelech, tu et omnis domus patris tui.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαούλ Θανάτῳ ἀποθανῇ, Ἀβειμέλεχ, σὺ καὶ πᾶς ὁ οἶκος τοῦ πατρός σου.

LXX

And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ מ֥וֹת תָּמ֖וּת אֲחִימֶ֑לֶךְ אַתָּ֖ה וְ/כָל בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽי/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ
'chymlk
proper_noun · 17×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 2:17 — But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
  • Prov 28:15 — As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.