1 Samuel 28:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
David replied, “Then you will come to know what your servant can do.” “Very well,” said Achish. “I will make you my bodyguard for life.”

Young's Literal Translation
And David saith unto Achish, ‘Therefore—thou dost know that which thy servant dost do.’ And Achish saith unto David, ‘Therefore—keeper of my head I do appoint thee all the days.’

King James Bible
And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever.

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

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

“Then
לָכֵן֙ (lā·ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

you
אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

will come to know
תֵדַ֔ע (ṯê·ḏa‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

what
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

your servant
עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ (‘aḇ·de·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

can do.”
יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה (ya·‘ă·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

“Very well,”
לָכֵ֗ן (lā·ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

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

Achish.
אָכִישׁ֙ (’ā·ḵîš)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 397: Achish -- king of Gath

“I will make you
אֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖ (’ă·śî·mə·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

my bodyguard
שֹׁמֵ֧ר (šō·mêr)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

for life.”
הַיָּמִֽים׃ (hay·yā·mîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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