1 Samuel

1 Samuel 2:23–24

²³“Why are you doing these things?” Eli said to his sons. “I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people. ²⁴No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people.

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1 Samuel 2:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	לָ֥מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
are you doing	תַעֲשׂ֖וּן	ṯa·‘ă·śūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H6213 do, make
these	הָאֵ֑לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
things	כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים	kad·də·ḇā·rîm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	לָהֶ֔ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
I	אָנֹכִ֤י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
hear	שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙	šō·mê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8085 hear
about	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
your wicked	רָעִ֔ים	rā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7451 bad, evil
deeds	דִּבְרֵיכֶ֣ם	diḇ·rê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
from	מֵאֵ֖ת	mê·’êṯ	Preposition-m; Direct object marker	H854 with
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
these	אֵֽלֶּה׃	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
people	הָעָ֥ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people

1 Samuel 2:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No	אַ֖ל	’al	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
my sons	בָּנָ֑י	bā·nāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
not	לֽוֹא־	lō·w-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
a good	טוֹבָ֤ה	ṭō·w·ḇāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
report	הַשְּׁמֻעָה֙	haš·šə·mu·‘āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8052 report
I	אָנֹכִ֣י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
hear	שֹׁמֵ֔עַ	šō·mê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8085 hear
circulating among	מַעֲבִרִ֖ים	ma·‘ă·ḇi·rîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the LORD’s	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
people	עַם־	‘am-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5971 people

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.