Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD. Young's Literal Translation And the king saith to runners, those standing by him, ‘Turn round, and put to death the priests of Jehovah, because their hand also [is] with David, and because they have known that he is fleeing, and have not uncovered mine ear;’ and the servants of the king have not been willing to put forth their hand to come against the priests of Jehovah. King James Bible And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also [is] with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD. Hebrew Then the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king ordered וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say the guards לָרָצִים֩ (lā·rā·ṣîm) Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7323: To run at his side, הַנִּצָּבִ֨ים (han·niṣ·ṣā·ḇîm) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 5324: To take one's stand, stand “Turn סֹ֥בּוּ (sōb·bū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround and kill וְהָמִ֣יתוּ ׀ (wə·hā·mî·ṯū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 4191: To die, to kill the priests כֹּהֲנֵ֣י (kō·hă·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3548: Priest of the LORD, יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel because כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they too גַם־ (ḡam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and sided with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with David. דָּוִ֔ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse For וְכִ֤י (wə·ḵî) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they knew יָֽדְעוּ֙ (yā·ḏə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3045: To know he ה֔וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was fleeing, בֹרֵ֣חַ (ḇō·rê·aḥ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1272: To bolt, to flee suddenly but they did not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no tell גָל֖וּ (ḡā·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal me.” אָזְנִ֑י (’ā·zə·nî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear But the king’s הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king servants עַבְדֵ֤י (‘aḇ·ḏê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5650: Slave, servant would אָב֞וּ (’ā·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 14: To breathe after, to be acquiescent not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no lift לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ (liš·lō·aḥ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out a hand יָדָם֙ (yā·ḏām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3027: A hand to strike לִפְגֹ֖עַ (lip̄·ḡō·a‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6293: To impinge, by accident, violence, by importunity the priests בְּכֹהֲנֵ֥י (bə·ḵō·hă·nê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3548: Priest of the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel |