1 Samuel

1 Samuel 14:9–10

⁹If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them. ¹⁰But if they say, ‘Come on up,’ then we will go up, because this will be our sign that the LORD has delivered them into our hands.”

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1 Samuel 14:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
they say	יֹֽאמְרוּ֙	yō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Wait	דֹּ֕מּוּ	dōm·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1826 be or grow dumb, silent, still
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
we come	הַגִּיעֵ֖נוּ	hag·gî·‘ê·nū	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common plural	H5060 touch, reach, strike
to you	אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם	’ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H413 motion to
then we will stay	וְעָמַ֣דְנוּ	wə·‘ā·maḏ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
where we are	תַחְתֵּ֔ינוּ	ṯaḥ·tê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H8478 the under part
and will not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go up	נַעֲלֶ֖ה	na·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to them	אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to

1 Samuel 14:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
they say	יֹאמְר֜וּ	yō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Come on up	עֲל֤וּ	‘ă·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
then we will go up	וְעָלִ֔ינוּ	wə·‘ā·lî·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this	וְזֶה־	wə·zeh-	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
will be our sign	הָאֽוֹת׃	hā·’ō·wṯ	Article; Noun - common singular	H226 sign
that the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has delivered them	נְתָנָ֥ם	nə·ṯā·nām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
into our hands	בְּיָדֵ֑נוּ	bə·yā·ḏê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H3027 hand

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.