1 Samuel
1 Samuel 12:20
20“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| be afraid | תִּירָ֔אוּ | tî·rā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3372 fear |
| Samuel | שְׁמוּאֵ֤ל | šə·mū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
| replied | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Even though you | אַתֶּ֣ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| have committed | עֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם | ‘ă·śî·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| this | הַזֹּ֑את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| evil | הָרָעָ֖ה | hā·rā·‘āh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| turn aside | תָּס֙וּרוּ֙ | tā·sū·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H5493 turn aside |
| from following | מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י | mê·’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition-m | H310 behind |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| but serve | וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥ם | wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| with all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your heart | לְבַבְכֶֽם׃ | lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 11:16 · Joshua 23:6 · Psalm 101:3 · Psalm 125:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.