1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 19:3
3the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the princes | שָׂרֵ֨י | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of the Ammonites | בְנֵי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| said | וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to Hanun | לְחָנ֗וּן | lə·ḥā·nūn | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2586 Chanun |
| Just because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| David has sent | שָׁלַ֥ח | šā·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| you | לְךָ֖ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| comforters | מְנַחֲמִ֑ים | mə·na·ḥă·mîm | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H5162 be sorry, console |
| do you really believe | בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ | bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| he is | דָּוִ֤יד | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| showing respect | הַֽמְכַבֵּ֨ד | ham·ḵab·bêḏ | Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured |
| for your father | אָבִ֙יךָ֙ | ’ā·ḇî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| Have not | הֲלֹ֡א | hă·lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| his servants | עֲבָדָ֖יו | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| come | בָּ֥אוּ | bā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to you | אֵלֶֽיךָ׃פ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| to explore | לַחְקֹ֨ר | laḥ·qōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2713 search |
| the land | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| spy it out | וּלְרַגֵּל֙ | ū·lə·rag·gêl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H7270 foot it, go about |
| and overthrow it | וְלַהֲפֹ֤ךְ | wə·la·hă·p̄ōḵ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2015 turn, overturn |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.