1 Samuel
1 Samuel 12:10
10Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then they cried out | וַיִּזְעֲק֤וּ | way·yiz·‘ă·qū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2199 cry, cry out, call |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and said | וַיֹּאמֶר | way·yō·mɛr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| We have sinned | חָטָ֔אנוּ | ḥā·ṭā·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H2398 miss |
| for | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| we have forsaken | עָזַ֙בְנוּ֙ | ‘ā·zaḇ·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and served | וַנַּעֲבֹ֥ד | wan·na·‘ă·ḇōḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | H5647 work, serve |
| the Baals | הַבְּעָלִ֖ים | hab·bə·‘ā·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1168 owner, lord |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| Ashtoreths | הָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת | hā·‘aš·tā·rō·wṯ | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6252 Ashtaroth |
| Now | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| deliver us | הַצִּילֵ֛נוּ | haṣ·ṣî·lê·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural; first person common plural | H5337 strip, plunder |
| from the hands | מִיַּ֥ד | mî·yaḏ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of our enemies | אֹיְבֵ֖ינוּ | ’ō·yə·ḇê·nū | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H341 be hostile to |
| that we may serve You | וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ | wə·na·‘aḇ·ḏe·kā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; second person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.