1 Samuel 26:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”

Young's Literal Translation
And Saul saith, ‘I have sinned; turn back, my son David, for I do evil to thee no more, because that my soul hath been precious in thine eyes this day; lo, I have acted foolishly, and do err very greatly.’

King James Bible
Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

Hebrew
Then Saul
שָׁא֨וּל (šā·’ūl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites

replied,
וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“I have sinned.
חָטָ֜אתִי (ḥā·ṭā·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn

Come back,
שׁ֣וּב (šūḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

David,
דָוִ֗ד (ḏā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

my son.
בְּנִֽי־ (bə·nî-)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1121: A son

I will never
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

harm
אָרַ֤ע (’ā·ra‘)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad

you
לְךָ֙ (lə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

again,
ע֔וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

because
תַּ֠חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

today
הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

you considered
בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ (bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

my life
נַפְשִׁ֛י (nap̄·šî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

precious.
יָקְרָ֥ה (yā·qə·rāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3365: To be heavy, valuable, to make rare

I have played the fool!
הִסְכַּ֛לְתִּי (his·kal·tî)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5528: To be foolish or a fool

I have committed a grave
הַרְבֵּ֥ה (har·bêh)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great

error.”
וָאֶשְׁגֶּ֖ה (wā·’eš·geh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7686: To stray, to mistake, to transgress, to reel, be enraptured

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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