1 Samuel

1 Samuel 20:1

¹Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then David	דָּוִ֔ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
fled	וַיִּבְרַ֣ח	way·yiḇ·raḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1272 go through, flee
from Naioth	מִנֹּוִות	min·nō·wi·wṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5121 Navith
in Ramah	בָּרָמָ֑ה	bā·rā·māh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7414 the Height, Rama
He came	וַיָּבֹ֞א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Jonathan	יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן	yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3083 Jehonathan
and asked	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
What	מֶ֤ה	meh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have I done	עָשִׂ֙יתִי֙	‘ā·śî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
What	מֶֽה־	meh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
my iniquity	עֲוֺנִ֤י	‘ă·wō·nî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
How	וּמֶֽה־	ū·meh-	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have I sinned	חַטָּאתִי֙	ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
against	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
your father	אָבִ֔יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he wants to take	מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ	mə·ḇaq·qêš	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H1245 seek
my life	נַפְשִֽׁי׃	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.