1 Samuel
1 Samuel 12:24–25
24Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you. 25But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”
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.
1 Samuel 12:24
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above all | אַ֣ךְ׀ | ’aḵ | Adverb | H389 surely |
| fear | יְר֣אוּ | yə·r·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3372 fear |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and serve | וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥ם | wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| Him | אֹת֛וֹ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| faithfully | בֶּאֱמֶ֖ת | be·’ĕ·meṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| with all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your heart | לְבַבְכֶ֑ם | lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| consider | רְא֔וּ | rə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7200 see |
| what | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| great things He has done | הִגְדִּ֖ל | hiḡ·dil | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1431 grow up, become great |
| for you | עִמָּכֶֽם׃ | ‘im·mā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H5973 with |
1 Samuel 12:25
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But if | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you persist in doing evil | הָרֵ֖עַ | hā·rê·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H7489 be evil, bad |
| both | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| you | אַתֶּ֥ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| and | גַּֽם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| your king | מַלְכְּכֶ֖ם | mal·kə·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H4428 king |
| will be swept away | תִּסָּפֽוּ׃פ | tis·sā·p̄ū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H5595 sweep away or snatch away, catch up |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 12:24 Deuteronomy 10:21 · Proverbs 1:7 · Isaiah 5:12 · Ecclesiastes 12:13 · Psalm 126:2–3 · Hebrews 12:29 · Psalm 111:10 · Exodus 12:13 · Psalm 119:80 · Job 28:28 · Romans 12:1 · John 1:47
1 Samuel 12:25 Joshua 24:20 · 1 Samuel 31:1–5 · Hosea 10:3 · Deuteronomy 28:36 · Isaiah 3:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.