1 Samuel
1 Samuel 2:16
16And if any man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you may take whatever you want,” the servant would reply, “No, you must give it to me right now. If you refuse, I will take it by force!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | הָאִ֗ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to him | אֵלָ֜יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| The fat | הַחֵ֔לֶב | ha·ḥê·leḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2459 fat |
| must be burned | קַטֵּ֨ר | qaṭ·ṭêr | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke |
| first | כַּיּוֹם֙ | kay·yō·wm | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| then you may take | וְקַ֨ח־ | wə·qaḥ- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| whatever | כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you | נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ | nap̄·še·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| want | תְּאַוֶּ֖ה | tə·’aw·weh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H183 incline, desire |
| the servant would reply | וְאָמַ֥ר׀ | wə·’ā·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| No | לֹ֖א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| you must give | תִתֵּ֔ן | ṯit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| right now | עַתָּ֣ה | ‘at·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
| If you refuse | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I will take | לָקַ֥חְתִּי | lā·qaḥ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3947 take |
| by force | בְחָזְקָֽה׃ | ḇə·ḥā·zə·qāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H2394 strength, force, violence |
Cross-references
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Leviticus 7:23–25 · Leviticus 3:16 · 1 Peter 5:2–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.