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1 Samuel 2:3

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[There is] none holy as the LORD: for [there is] none beside thee: neither [is there] any rock like our God.	Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let [not] arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD [is] a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.	The bows of the mighty men [are] broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Talk^H1696 no more^H7235 so exceeding^H1364 proudly^H1364; let not arrogancy^H6277 come^H3318 out of your mouth^H6310: for the LORD^H3068 is a God^H410 of knowledge^H1844, and by him actions^H5949 are weighed^H8505.

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Original Hebrew

אַל־תַּרְבּוּ תְדַבְּרוּ גְּבֹהָה גְבֹהָה יֵצֵא עָתָק מִפִּיכֶם כִּי אֵל דֵּעֹות יְהוָה [וְלֹא כ] (וְלֹו ק) נִתְכְּנוּ עֲלִלֹות׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
אַל	'al-	H408	HTn	may not
תַּרְבּ֤וּ	tar.Bu	H7235	HVhj2mp	you multiply
תְדַבְּרוּ֙	te.da.be.Ru	H1696	HVpj2mp	you will speak
גְּבֹהָ֣ה	ge.vo.Hah	H1364	HAafsa	haughty
גְבֹהָ֔ה	ge.vo.Hah	H1364	HAafsa	haughty
יֵצֵ֥א	ye.Tze'	H3318	HVqi3ms	it goes out
עָתָ֖ק	'a.Tak	H6277	HAamsa	arrogance
מִ/פִּי/כֶ֑ם	mi./pi./Khem	H6310	HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mp	from/ mouth/ your
כִּ֣י	ki	H3588	HC	for
אֵ֤ל	'el	H410	HNcmsc	(is) a God of
דֵּעוֹת֙	de.'Ot	H1844	HNcfpa	knowledge(s)
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
ו/לא	lôʼ	H3808	HC/Tn
נִתְכְּנ֖וּ	nit.ke.Nu	H8505	HVNp3cp	they are measured
עֲלִלֽוֹת	a.li.Lot	H5949	HNcfpa	deeds

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H410 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): shortened from אַיִל; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity); God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'
• H1364 — גָּבֹהַּ (gâbôahh, gaw-bo'-ah): or גָּבוֹהַּ; (fully) from גָּבַהּ; elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant; haughty, height, high(-er), lofty, proud, [idiom] exceeding proudly.
• H1696 — דָבַר (dâbar, daw-bar'): a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.
• H1844 — דֵּעָה (dêʻâh, day-aw'): feminine of דֵּעַ; knowledge; knowledge.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3318 — יָצָא (yâtsâʼ, yaw-tsaw'): a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.; [idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, [idiom] scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, [idiom] still, [idiom] surely, take forth (out), at any time, [idiom] to (and fro), utter.
• H5949 — עֲלִילָה (ʻălîylâh, al-ee-law'): or עֲלִלָה; from עָלַל in the sense of effecting; an exploit (of God), or a performance (of man, often in a bad sense); by implication, an opportunity; act(-ion), deed, doing, invention, occasion, work.
• H6277 — עָתָק (ʻâthâq, aw-thawk'): from עָתַק in the sense of license; impudent; arrogancy, grievous (hard) things, stiff.
• H6310 — פֶּה (peh, peh): from פָּאָה; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.
• H7235 — רָבָה (râbâh, raw-baw'): a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect); (bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for רָבַב), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
• H8505 — תָּכַן (tâkan, taw-kan'): a primitive root; to balance, i.e. measure out (by weight or dimension); figuratively, arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (ment. estimate, test); bear up, direct, be (un-)equal, mete, ponder, tell, weigh.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H408 — אַל (ʼal, al): a negative particle (akin to לֹא); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing; nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• a God — 1 Kings 8:39, Psalms 44:21, Psalms 94:7-10, Psalms 147:5, Jeremiah 17:10, Hebrews 4:12, Revelation 2:23
• by him — Job 31:6, Isaiah 26:7, Daniel 5:27
• let not arrogancy — Psalms 94:4, Proverbs 8:13, Isaiah 37:23, Daniel 4:30-31, Daniel 4:37, Malachi 3:13, Jude 1:15-16

Reciprocal references (19): Exodus 18:11, 1 Kings 2:9, 1 Kings 20:18, Psalms 12:3, Psalms 17:10, Psalms 31:18, Psalms 101:5, Psalms 145:17, Proverbs 14:3, Ecclesiastes 9:11, Isaiah 30:18, Isaiah 31:2, Ezekiel 35:13, Daniel 7:8, Obadiah 1:12, Malachi 2:17, Luke 1:51, 2 Corinthians 5:10, James 4:6

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: HANNAH, HUMILITY-PRIDE, KNOWLEDGE-IGNORANCE
• Torrey’s: MISSIONARIES, ALL CHRISTIANS SHOULD BE AS, PRIDE, WISDOM OF GOD, THE
• Nave’s: ARROGANCE, BARRENNESS, CRUELTY, GOD, HANNAH, JOY, POETRY, PRAISE, PRIDE, PSALMS, SAMUEL, SATIRE, WOMEN

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