1 Samuel
1 Samuel 14:17
17Saul said to the troops who were with him, “Call the roll and see who has left us.”
And when they had called the roll, they saw that Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saul | שָׁא֗וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to the troops | לָעָם֙ | lā·‘ām | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| with him | אִתּ֔וֹ | ’it·tōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H854 with |
| Call the roll | פִּקְדוּ־ | piq·ḏū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| and see | וּרְא֔וּ | ū·rə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7200 see |
| who | מִ֖י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| has left | הָלַ֣ךְ | hā·laḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| us | מֵעִמָּ֑נוּ | mê·‘im·mā·nū | Preposition-m; first person common plural | H5973 with |
| And when they had called the roll | וַֽיִּפְקְד֔וּ | way·yip̄·qə·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| they saw | וְהִנֵּ֛ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| that Jonathan | יוֹנָתָ֖ן | yō·w·nā·ṯān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3129 Jonathan |
| and his armor-bearer | וְנֹשֵׂ֥א | wə·nō·śê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| not | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.