1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:25

25Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now the menאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singular constructH376 man
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
had been sayingוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Do you see howהַרְּאִיתֶם֙har·rə·’î·ṯemVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH7200 see
thisהַזֶּ֔הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
manהָאִ֤ישׁhā·’îšArticle; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
keeps coming outהָֽעֹלֶה֙hā·‘ō·lehArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
to defyלְחָרֵ֥ףlə·ḥā·rêp̄Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH2778 reproach
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
To the manהָאִ֨ישׁhā·’îšArticle; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
whoאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
kills himיַכֶּ֜נּוּyak·ken·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH5221 smite
the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
will giveיַעְשְׁרֶ֥נּוּya‘·šə·ren·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH6238 be or become rich
greatגָּד֗וֹלgā·ḏō·wlAdjective - masculine singularH1419 great
richesעֹ֣שֶׁר‘ō·šerNoun - masculine singularH6239 be or become rich
Andוְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-Conjunctive waw; Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
he will giveיִתֶּן־yit·ten-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
himל֔וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
his daughter in marriageבִּתּוֹ֙bit·tōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1323 daughter
andוְאֵת֙wə·’êṯConjunctive waw; Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
exemptיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya·‘ă·śehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
his father’sאָבִ֔יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
houseבֵּ֣יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
from taxationחָפְשִׁ֖יḥā·p̄ə·šîAdjective - masculine singularH2670 free
in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃bə·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

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