1 Samuel
1 Samuel 15:30
30“I have sinned,” Saul replied. “Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me, so that I may worship the LORD your God.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have sinned | חָטָ֔אתִי | ḥā·ṭā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H2398 miss |
| Saul replied | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Please | נָ֛א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| honor me | כַּבְּדֵ֥נִי | kab·bə·ḏê·nî | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured |
| now | עַתָּ֗ה | ‘at·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
| before | נֶ֥גֶד | ne·ḡeḏ | Preposition | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
| the elders | זִקְנֵֽי־ | ziq·nê- | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H2205 old |
| of my people | עַמִּ֖י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| and before | וְנֶ֣גֶד | wə·ne·ḡeḏ | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| Come back | וְשׁ֣וּב | wə·šūḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| with me | עִמִּ֔י | ‘im·mî | Preposition; first person common singular | H5973 with |
| so that I may worship | וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֖יתִי | wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wê·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7812 bow down |
| the LORD | לַֽיהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.