1 Samuel
1 Samuel 19:17
17And Saul said to Michal, “Why did you deceive me like this? You sent my enemy away, and he has escaped!”
Michal replied, “He said to me, ‘Help me get away, or I will kill you!’”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Saul | שָׁא֜וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to Michal | מִיכַ֗ל | mî·ḵal | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4324 Mikal |
| Why | לָ֤מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| did you deceive me | רִמִּיתִ֔נִי | rim·mî·ṯi·nî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine singular; first person common singular | H7411 cast, shoot |
| like this | כָּ֙כָה֙ | kā·ḵāh | Adverb | H3602 thus |
| You sent my enemy | אֹיְבִ֖י | ’ō·yə·ḇî | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H341 be hostile to |
| away | וַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֥י | wat·tə·šal·lə·ḥî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular | H7971 send |
| and he has escaped | וַיִּמָּלֵ֑ט | way·yim·mā·lêṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4422 slip away |
| Michal | מִיכַל֙ | mî·ḵal | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4324 Mikal |
| replied | וַתֹּ֤אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| He | הוּא־ | hū- | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| said | אָמַ֥ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to me | אֵלַ֛י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| Help me get away | שַׁלְּחִ֖נִי | šal·lə·ḥi·nî | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H7971 send |
| or | לָמָ֥ה | lā·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| I will kill you | אֲמִיתֵֽךְ׃ | ’ă·mî·ṯêḵ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular | H4191 die |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.