1 Samuel

1 Samuel 2:25

²⁵If a man sins against another man, God^d can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?”

But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.

Footnotes

d 2:25 Or the judges

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
a man	אִ֤ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
sins	יֶחֱטָ֨א	ye·ḥĕ·ṭā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2398 miss
against another man	לְאִישׁ֙	lə·’îš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
God	אֱלֹהִ֔ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
can intercede for him	וּפִֽלְל֣וֹ	ū·p̄il·lōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6419 intervene, interpose
but if	וְאִ֤ם	wə·’im	Conjunction	H518 if
a man	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
sins	יֶֽחֱטָא־	ye·ḥĕ·ṭā-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2398 miss
against the LORD	לַֽיהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
who	מִ֖י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
can intercede	יִתְפַּלֶּל־	yiṯ·pal·lel-	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6419 intervene, interpose
for him	ל֑וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
But they would not	וְלֹ֤א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen	יִשְׁמְעוּ֙	yiš·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
to their father	אֲבִיהֶ֔ם	’ă·ḇî·hem	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
since	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
intended	חָפֵ֥ץ	ḥā·p̄êṣ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2654 delight in
to put them to death	לַהֲמִיתָֽם׃	la·hă·mî·ṯām	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H4191 die

Cross-references

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Hebrews 10:26 · 1 Samuel 3:14 · Numbers 15:30 · Joshua 11:20 · Proverbs 15:10 · 1 Timothy 2:5 · Hebrews 7:25 · 2 Chronicles 25:16 · John 12:39–40 · Deuteronomy 1:17 · Psalm 51:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.