1 Samuel

1 Samuel 13:11–12

11“What have you done?” Samuel asked.

And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash, 12I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”

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1 Samuel 13:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whatמֶ֣הmehInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
have you doneעָשִׂ֑יתָ‘ā·śî·ṯāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH6213 do, make
Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לšə·mū·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH8050 Samuel
askedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
And Saulשָׁא֡וּלšā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Whenכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I sawרָאִיתִי֩rā·’î·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH7200 see
thatכִֽי־ḵî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the troopsהָעָ֜םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
were desertingנָפַ֨ץnā·p̄aṣVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5310 shatter
meמֵעָלַ֗יmê·‘ā·layPreposition-m; first person common singularH5921 height
and that youוְאַתָּה֙wə·’at·tāhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
did notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
comeבָ֙אתָ֙ḇā·ṯāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
at the appointedלְמוֹעֵ֣דlə·mō·w·‘êḏPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH4150 appointed time, place, meeting
timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhay·yā·mîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3117 day
and the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםū·p̄ə·liš·tîmConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH6430 Philistine
were gatheringנֶאֱסָפִ֥יםne·’ĕ·sā·p̄îmVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralH622 gather, remove
at Michmashמִכְמָֽשׂ׃miḵ·māśNoun - proper - feminine singularH4363 Mikmas, Mikmash

1 Samuel 13:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I thoughtוָאֹמַ֗רwā·’ō·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
Nowעַ֠תָּה‘at·tāhAdverbH6258 now
the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםp̄ə·liš·tîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH6430 Philistine
will descendיֵרְד֨וּyê·rə·ḏūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3381 come or go down, descend
upon meאֵלַי֙’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
at Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לhag·gil·gālArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH1537 Gilgal
and I have notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
soughtחִלִּ֑יתִיḥil·lî·ṯîVerb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularH2470 be weak, sick
the favorוּפְנֵ֥יū·p̄ə·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
So I felt compelledוָֽאֶתְאַפַּ֔קwā·’eṯ·’ap·paqConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH662 hold, be strong
to offerוָאַעֲלֶ֖הwā·’a·‘ă·lehConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
the burnt offeringהָעֹלָֽה׃סhā·‘ō·lāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5930 whole burnt-offering

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 13:11 1 Samuel 13:16 · 1 Samuel 13:2 · 1 Samuel 13:23 · 1 Samuel 13:5 · Genesis 4:10 · 2 Kings 5:25 · Genesis 3:13

1 Samuel 13:12 Amos 8:5 · Psalm 66:3 · 1 Kings 12:26–27 · 2 Corinthians 9:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.