1 Samuel 25:24
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.

Young's Literal Translation
and falleth at his feet and saith, ‘On me, my lord, the iniquity; and let, I pray thee, thy handmaid speak in thine ear, and hear the words of thy handmaid.

King James Bible
And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, [upon] me [let this] iniquity [be]: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.

Hebrew
She fell
וַתִּפֹּל֙ (wat·tip·pōl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

at
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

his feet
רַגְלָ֔יו (raḡ·lāw)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda

and said,
וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“My lord,
אֲדֹנִ֖י (’ă·ḏō·nî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller

may the blame be
הֶֽעָוֺ֑ן (he·‘ā·wōn)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity

on me alone,
בִּי־ (bî-)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

but please
נָ֤א (nā)
Interjection
Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

let your servant
אֲמָֽתְךָ֙ (’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 519: A maidservant, female slave

speak
וּֽתְדַבֶּר־ (ū·ṯə·ḏab·ber-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

to you;
בְּאָזְנֶ֔יךָ (bə·’ā·zə·ne·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear

hear
וּשְׁמַ֕ע (ū·šə·ma‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

the words
דִּבְרֵ֥י (diḇ·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

of your servant.
אֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ (’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 519: A maidservant, female slave

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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