1 Samuel

1 Samuel 14:37

³⁷So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?”

But God did not answer him that day.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Saul	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
inquired	וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל	way·yiš·’al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
of God	בֵּֽאלֹהִ֔ים	bê·lō·hîm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
Shall I go down	הַֽאֵרֵד֙	ha·’ê·rêḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
after	אַחֲרֵ֣י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
Will You give them	הֲתִתְּנֵ֖ם	hă·ṯit·tə·nêm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
into the hand	בְּיַ֣ד	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
But God did not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
answer him	עָנָ֖הוּ	‘ā·nā·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
that	הַהֽוּא׃	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֥וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.