1 Samuel
1 Samuel 12:2
2Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | וְעַתָּ֞ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| here is | הִנֵּ֥ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the king | הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| walking | מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ | miṯ·hal·lêḵ | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| before you | לִפְנֵיכֶ֗ם | lip̄·nê·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| and I | וַאֲנִי֙ | wa·’ă·nî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am old | זָקַ֣נְתִּי | zā·qan·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H2204 be or become old |
| and gray | וָשַׂ֔בְתִּי | wā·śaḇ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7867 be hoary |
| and my sons | וּבָנַ֖י | ū·ḇā·nay | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| are here | הִנָּ֣ם | hin·nām | Interjection; third person masculine plural | H2009 lo! behold! |
| with you | אִתְּכֶ֑ם | ’it·tə·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H854 with |
| I | וַאֲנִי֙ | wa·’ă·nî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| have walked | הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי | hiṯ·hal·laḵ·tî | Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| before you | לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם | lip̄·nê·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| from my youth | מִנְּעֻרַ֖י | min·nə·‘u·ray | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H5271 youth, juvenility, young |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| this | הַזֶּֽה׃ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| day | הַיּ֥וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.