חִנָּם

“For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.”

“Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.””

““No,” replied the king, “I insist on paying a price, for I will not offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.”

“If, however, he does not provide her with these three things, she is free to go without monetary payment.”

“He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?””

“then my lord will have no remorse or guilt of conscience over needless bloodshed and revenge. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, may you remember your servant.””

“We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.”

“And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed.”

“If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.”