NET

26 “Now, my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and as surely as you live, it is the Lord who has kept you from shedding blood and taking matters into your own hands. Now may your enemies and those who seek to harm my lord be like Nabal.

Darby

26 And now, my lord, [as] Jehovah liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, seeing Jehovah has restrained thee from coming with bloodshed, and from avenging^D1909 thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

Darby Bible Notes

avenging - Lit. 'saving' or 'delivering,' also in vers. 31,33.

KJV

26 Now therefore, my lord, [as] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to [shed] blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

KJV Bible Notes

avenging thy self: Heb. saving thyself.

Strong's

26 Now therefore, my lord^H113, as the LORD^H3068 liveth^H2416, and as thy soul^H5315 liveth^H2416, seeing the LORD^H3068 hath withholden^H4513 thee from coming^H935 to shed blood^H1818, and from avenging^H3467 thyself with thine own hand^H3027, now let thine enemies^H341, and they that seek^H1245 evil^H7451 to my lord^H113, be as Nabal^H5037.