1 Samuel
1 Samuel 19:11–12
11Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!” 12So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped.
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1 Samuel 19:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Saul | שָׁא֨וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| sent | וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| messengers | מַלְאָכִ֜ים | mal·’ā·ḵîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4397 messenger |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| David’s | דָּוִד֙ | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| house | בֵּ֤ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| to watch him | לְשָׁמְר֔וֹ | lə·šā·mə·rōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| and kill him | וְלַהֲמִית֖וֹ | wə·la·hă·mî·ṯōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| in the morning | בַּבֹּ֑קֶר | bab·bō·qer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| But David’s wife | אִשְׁתּוֹ֙ | ’iš·tōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| Michal | מִיכַ֤ל | mî·ḵal | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4324 Mikal |
| warned | וַתַּגֵּ֣ד | wat·tag·gêḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you do not | אֵ֨ינְךָ֜ | ’ê·nə·ḵā | Adverb; second person masculine singular | H369 nothing, nought |
| run | מְמַלֵּ֤ט | mə·mal·lêṭ | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H4422 slip away |
| for your life | נַפְשְׁךָ֙ | nap̄·šə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| tonight | הַלַּ֔יְלָה | hal·lay·lāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| tomorrow | מָחָ֖ר | mā·ḥār | Adverb | H4279 tomorrow, in time to come |
| you | אַתָּ֥ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| will be dead | מוּמָֽת׃ | mū·māṯ | Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular | H4191 die |
1 Samuel 19:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Michal | מִיכַ֛ל | mî·ḵal | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4324 Mikal |
| lowered | וַתֹּ֧רֶד | wat·tō·reḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| David | דָּוִ֖ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| from | בְּעַ֣ד | bə·‘aḏ | Preposition | H1157 separation |
| the window | הַחַלּ֑וֹן | ha·ḥal·lō·wn | Article; Noun - common singular | H2474 window |
| and he ran away | וַיִּבְרַ֖ח | way·yiḇ·raḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1272 go through, flee |
| and escaped | וַיִּמָּלֵֽט׃ | way·yim·mā·lêṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4422 slip away |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 19:11 Psalm 59:1–17 · Judges 16:2
1 Samuel 19:12 Joshua 2:15 · 2 Corinthians 11:32–33 · Acts 9:24–25 · Psalm 34:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.