1 Samuel
1 Samuel 17:9
9If he is able to fight me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and work for us.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| he is able | יוּכַ֞ל | yū·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| to fight | לְהִלָּחֵ֤ם | lə·hil·lā·ḥêm | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H3898 fight, do battle |
| me | אִתִּי֙ | ’it·tî | Preposition; first person common singular | H854 with |
| and kill me | וְהִכָּ֔נִי | wə·hik·kā·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H5221 smite |
| then we will be | וְהָיִ֥ינוּ | wə·hā·yî·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| your | לָכֶ֖ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| servants | לַעֲבָדִ֑ים | la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H5650 slave, servant |
| But if | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I | אֲנִ֤י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| prevail | אֽוּכַל־ | ’ū·ḵal- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| against him | לוֹ֙ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| and kill him | וְהִכִּיתִ֔יו | wə·hik·kî·ṯîw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| then you shall be | וִהְיִ֤יתֶם | wih·yî·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| our | לָ֙נוּ֙ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| servants | לַעֲבָדִ֔ים | la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H5650 slave, servant |
| and work for | וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖ם | wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| us | אֹתָֽנוּ׃ | ’ō·ṯā·nū | Direct object marker; first person common plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.