H2416A–חַי–chay

And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this young man? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

חֵֽי־ chei- “[by] [the] life of”

And Saul hearkened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, [ergänzt: As] Jehovah liveth, he shall not be put to death!

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

And David swore again and again, and said, Thy father certainly knows that I have found favour in thy sight: and he has thought, Jonathan shall not know this, lest he be grieved; but truly [ergänzt: as] Jehovah liveth, and [ergänzt: as] thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”וְחֵ֣י (חֵ֣י) Chei “[by] [the] life of”

And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of Jehovah, that I die not,

חָ֑י Chai “[am] alive”

And behold, I will send the lad, [ergänzt: saying,] Go, find the arrows. If I expressly say to the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come, for there is peace for thee, and it is nothing; [ergänzt: as] Jehovah liveth.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

And thus shall ye say: Long life [ergänzt: to thee]! and peace be to thee, and peace be to thy house, and peace be to all that thou hast!

לֶחָ֑י (חָ֑י) Chai “living [one]”

And now, my lord, [ergänzt: as] Jehovah liveth, and [ergänzt: as] thy soul liveth, seeing Jehovah has restrained thee from coming with bloodshed, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”וְחֵֽי־ (חֵֽי) chei- “[by] [the] life of”

And if a man is risen up to pursue thee and to seek thy life, the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with Jehovah thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out from the hollow of the sling.

הַחַיִּ֗ים (חַיִּ֗ים) chai.Yim “living”

But indeed, as Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, who has restrained me from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, there had not been left to Nabal by the morning light any male.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

And David said, [ergänzt: As] Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will surely smite him; either his day shall come to die, or he shall descend into battle and perish.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

This thing is not good which thou hast done. As Jehovah liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not guarded your master, Jehovah's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his head.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

And Saul swore unto her by Jehovah, saying, [ergänzt: As] Jehovah liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

And Achish called David, and said to him, [ergänzt: As] Jehovah liveth, thou art upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the camp is acceptable to me; for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming to me to this day; but thou art not acceptable to the lords.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

And Joab said, [ergänzt: As] God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

חַ֚י chai “[by] [the] life”

Then David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, [ergänzt: As] Jehovah liveth, who has redeemed my soul out of all distress,

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

And Urijah said to David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah abide in booths; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields: shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? [ergänzt: As] thou livest, and [ergänzt: as] thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

חַיֶּ֙ךָ֙ (חַיֶּ֙) chai.Ye. “[by] [the] life of”וְחֵ֣י (חֵ֣י) Chei “[by] [the] life of”

Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As Jehovah liveth, the man that hath done this thing is worthy of death;

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he would not hearken to our voice; and how shall we say to him, The child is dead? he may do some harm.

חַ֗י Chai “alive”

And his servants said to him, What thing is this which thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child alive; but as soon as the child is dead, thou dost rise and eat bread.

חַי֙ chai “[was] alive”

And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I thought, Who knows? [ergänzt: perhaps] Jehovah will be gracious to me, that the child may live.

חַ֔י Chai “[was] alive”

Then she said, I pray thee, let the king remember Jehovah thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they cut off my son. And he said, [ergänzt: As] Jehovah liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, [ergänzt: As] thy soul liveth, my lord, O king, there is no turning to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king has spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words into the mouth of thy bondmaid:

חֵֽי־ chei- “[by] [the] life of”

And Ittai answered the king and said, [ergänzt: As] Jehovah liveth, and [ergänzt: as] my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”וְחֵי֙ (חֵי֙) Chei “[by] [the] life of”

Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three spears in his hand, and thrust them into Absalom's body, while he was yet alive in the midst of the terebinth.

חַ֖י chai “[was] alive”

in that thou lovest them that hate thee, and hatest those that love thee. For thou hast declared this day, that neither princes nor servants are anything to thee: for to-day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died to-day, then it would have been right in thine eyes.

חַי֙ chai “[were] alive”