1 Samuel
1 Samuel 16:11
11And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?”
“There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.”
“Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Samuel | שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל | šə·mū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
| asked | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| him | יִשַׁי֮ | yi·šay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3448 Jishai |
| Are these all | הֲתַ֣מּוּ | hă·ṯam·mū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8552 be complete, finished |
| the sons you have | הַנְּעָרִים֒ | han·nə·‘ā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| There is still | ע֚וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| the youngest | הַקָּטָ֔ן | haq·qā·ṭān | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
| Jesse replied | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| but he is | וְהִנֵּ֥ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| tending | רֹעֶ֖ה | rō·‘eh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| the sheep | בַּצֹּ֑אן | baṣ·ṣōn | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| Send for | שִׁלְחָ֣ה | šil·ḥāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H7971 send |
| him | וְקָחֶ֔נּוּ | wə·qā·ḥen·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| Samuel | שְׁמוּאֵ֤ל | šə·mū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
| replied | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| For | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| we will not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| sit down | נָסֹ֖ב | nā·sōḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| he arrives | בֹּא֥וֹ | bō·’ōw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 78:70–71 · 2 Samuel 7:8 · 1 Chronicles 17:7 · 2 Samuel 13:3 · 1 Samuel 17:28 · 1 Samuel 17:12–15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.