1 Samuel
1 Samuel 12:14–15
14If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well.h 15But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.i
Footnotes
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1 Samuel 12:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you fear | תִּֽירְא֣וּ | tî·rə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3372 fear |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and serve | וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֤ם | wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| Him | אֹתוֹ֙ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| and obey | וּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣ם | ū·šə·ma‘·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| His voice | בְּקֹל֔וֹ | bə·qō·lōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
| and if you do not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| rebel | תַמְר֖וּ | ṯam·rū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious |
| against | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| the command | פִּ֣י | pî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and if | וִהְיִתֶ֣ם | wih·yi·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| both | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| you | אַתֶּ֗ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| and | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| the king | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| rules | מָלַ֣ךְ | mā·laḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| over you | עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם | ‘ă·lê·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| follow | אַחַ֖ר | ’a·ḥar | Preposition | H310 behind |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
1 Samuel 12:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But if | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you disobey | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and rebel | וּמְרִיתֶ֖ם | ū·mə·rî·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious |
| against His | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| command | פִּ֣י | pî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| then the hand | יַד־ | yaḏ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will be | וְהָיְתָ֧ה | wə·hā·yə·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| against you | בָּכֶ֖ם | bā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| as | וּבַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ | ū·ḇa·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1 father |
Cross-references
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1 Samuel 12:14 Joshua 24:14 · Deuteronomy 28:1–14 · Psalm 81:12–15 · Isaiah 3:10 · Joshua 24:20 · Leviticus 20:1–13
1 Samuel 12:15 Joshua 24:20 · Isaiah 1:20 · Isaiah 3:11 · 1 Samuel 12:9 · Leviticus 26:14–30 · Romans 2:8–9 · Deuteronomy 28:15–68
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.