1 Samuel
1 Samuel 14:43
43“Tell me what you have done,” Saul commanded him.
So Jonathan told him, “I only tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. And now I must die?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tell | הַגִּ֥ידָה | hag·gî·ḏāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| me | לִּ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| what | מֶ֣ה | meh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| you have done | עָשִׂ֑יתָה | ‘ā·śî·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| Saul | שָׁאוּל֙ | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| commanded | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| him | י֣וֹנָתָ֔ן | yō·w·nā·ṯān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3129 Jonathan |
| So Jonathan | יוֹנָתָ֗ן | yō·w·nā·ṯān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3129 Jonathan |
| told | וַיַּגֶּד־ | way·yag·geḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| him | ל֣וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| I only tasted | טָעֹ֨ם | ṭā·‘ōm | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H2938 taste, perceive |
| a little | מְעַ֥ט | mə·‘aṭ | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
| honey | דְּבַ֖שׁ | də·ḇaš | Noun - masculine singular | H1706 honey |
| with the end | בִּקְצֵ֨ה | biq·ṣêh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7097 end, extremity |
| of the staff | הַמַּטֶּ֧ה | ham·maṭ·ṭeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| in my hand | בְּיָדִ֛י | bə·yā·ḏî | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| And now | הִנְנִ֥י | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| I must die | אָמֽוּת׃ | ’ā·mūṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H4191 die |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.