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1 Samuel 24:14

After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

KJV

Sicut et in proverbio antiquo dicitur : Ab impiis egredietur impietas : manus ergo mea non sit in te.

Vulgate

καθὼς λέγεται ἡ παραβολὴ ἡ ἀρχαία Ἐξ ἀνόμων ἐξελεύσεται πλημμελία· καὶ ἡ χείρ μου οὐκ ἔσται ἐπὶ σέ.

LXX

After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

ASV

כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֹאמַ֗ר מְשַׁל֙ הַ/קַּדְמֹנִ֔י מֵ/רְשָׁעִ֖ים יֵ֣צֵא רֶ֑שַׁע וְ/יָדִ֖/י לֹ֥א תִֽהְיֶה בָּֽ/ךְ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
וֹ
v
noun · 39×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
נִי
ny
verb · 36×
קַּדְמֹנִ֔י
qdmny
adjective · 10×
רֶ֑שַׁע
rsh'
noun · 30×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 17:43 — And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
  • 1Sam 17:43 — And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
  • 1Sam 26:20 — Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
  • 1Sam 26:20 — Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
  • 2Sam 9:8 — And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
  • 2Sam 9:8 — And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
  • 2Sam 16:9 — Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
  • Ps 124:7 — Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.