1 Samuel 26:15

Hebrew	וַיֹּאמֶר֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶל אַבְנֵ֜ר הֲלוֹא אִ֣ישׁ אַתָּ֗ה וּמִ֤י כָמ֨וֹךָ֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלָ֨מָּה֙ לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֔רְתָּplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExamples שָׁמַר Meaning: * To guard * To protect * To keep * To observe * To attend The verb שמר occurs about 470 times in the Old Testament. Central in covenant language. God “keeps” His covenant promises, and His people are called to Deuteronomy 7:9Psalm 121:7Deuteronomy 7:11Psalm 127:1Luke 2:19 אֶל אֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כִּי בָא֙ אַחַ֣ד הָעָ֔ם לְהַשְׁחִ֖ית אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֲדֹנֶֽיךָ
ESV	And David said to Abner, “Are you not a man? Who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not kept watch over your lord the king? For one of the people came in to destroy the king your lord.
NIV	David said, “You're a man, aren't you? And who is like you in Israel? Why didn't you guard your lord the king? Someone came to destroy your lord the king.
NLT	“Well, Abner, you're a great man, aren't you?” David taunted. “Where in all Israel is there anyone as mighty? So why haven't you guarded your master the king when someone came to kill him?
LXX	καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” εἶπεν Δαυιδ πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός greek Meaning * To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament. πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s… Αβεννηρ οὐκ ἀνὴρ σύ καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” τίς ὡς σὺ ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. Ισραηλ καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” διὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδιά greek Meaning: * Through * Because * On account of Preposition that relates to movement through space, time, means or cause - it's a preposition of movement and mediation. When used with the genitive case, διά emphasizes the means or channel by which something happens.John 1:3Matthew 24:12John 1:32 Timothy 2:10Romans 5:1John 1:17 τί οὐ φυλάσσεις τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article κύριόν σου τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article βασιλέα ὅτι εἰσῆλθεν εἷς ἐκ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article λαοῦ διαφθεῖραι τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article βασιλέα κύριόν σου
KJV	And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.

^{1 Samuel 26:14 ← 1 Samuel 26:15 → 1 Samuel 26:16}

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