1 Samuel

1 Samuel 2:31

³¹Behold, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that no one in it will reach old age.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנֵּה֙	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the days	יָמִ֣ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
are coming	בָּאִ֔ים	bā·’îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
when I will cut off	וְגָֽדַעְתִּי֙	wə·ḡā·ḏa‘·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H1438 hew, hew down or off
your strength	זְרֹ֣עֲךָ֔	zə·rō·‘ă·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
and the strength	זְרֹ֖עַ	zə·rō·a‘	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
of your father’s	אָבִ֑יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
so that no one in it	בְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃	bə·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1004 house
will reach	מִֽהְי֥וֹת	mih·yō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
old age	זָקֵ֖ן	zā·qên	Adjective - masculine singular	H2205 old

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.