1st Samuel Chapter 25 verse 22 Holy Bible
God do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.
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May God's punishment be on David, if when morning comes there is so much as one male of his people still living.
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So and more also do God to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that is his by the morning light any male.
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So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
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So and more also do God to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any male person.)
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God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that belongs to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.
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thus doth God do to the enemies of David, and thus He doth add, if I leave of all that he hath till the light of the morning -- of those sitting on the wall.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(22) So and more also.--This is an unusual variation of the common form of imprecation, "God do so to me and more also, if, &c, &c." The Syriac and Arabic Versions, followed by some commentators, instead of "enemies of David," read "his servant David." The LXX., as usual, boldly cuts the knot by leaving out the word of difficulty, and reads "David" simply, omitting "enemies." But there is no doubt that the Hebrew text here is correct. The words signify David himself. If God's anger for the broken vow visited even David's enemies, as distantly connected with him, how much more the guilty oath breaker himself? (This was Raschi's explanation for a similar expression in Jonathan's oath, 1Samuel 20:16.) "A superstitious feeling probably lay at the root of this substitution of David's enemies for himself, when thus invoking a curse" (Dean Payne Smith, in the Pulpit Commentary). Bishop Wordsworth here draws a good lesson on the non-obligation to keep a solemn oath, taken perhaps in a moment of undue excitement, and instances the evil example of Herod Antipas, who considered himself bound to carry out to the bitter end his rash oath to the daughter of Herodias, though it involved the death of John the Baptist, his former friend.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewMay Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativepunishכֹּה־ (kōh-)AdverbStrong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, nowDavid,דָוִ֖ד (ḏā·wiḏ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesseand ever soוְכֹ֣ה (wə·ḵōh)Conjunctive waw | AdverbStrong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, nowseverely,יֹסִ֑יף (yō·sîp̄)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3254: To add, augmentif {I let}אִם־ (’im-)ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notoneמִכָּל־ (mik·kāl)Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everyof his menמַשְׁתִּ֥ין (maš·tîn)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 8366: To make water, urinatesurviveאַשְׁאִ֧יר (’aš·’îr)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundantuntilעַד־ (‘aḏ-)PrepositionStrong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, whilemorning.”הַבֹּ֖קֶר (hab·bō·qer)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1242: Dawn, morningJump to PreviousAdd Alive Belong Belongs David Deal Enemies Leave Male Man-Child Morning Pertain Pisseth Punishment Severely Sitting Urinates Wall
