1 Samuel
1 Samuel 20:2
2“Far from it!” Jonathan replied. “You will not die. Indeed, my father does nothing, great or small, without telling me. So why would he hide this matter from me? This cannot be true!”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Far from it | חָלִילָה֮ | ḥā·lî·lāh | Interjection; third person feminine singular | H2486 far be it |
| Jonathan replied | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| You will not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| die | תָמוּת֒ | ṯā·mūṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| Indeed | הִנֵּ֡ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| my father | אָבִ֜י | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| does nothing | עָשָׂה | ʿå̄·śå̄h | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| great | גָּד֗וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| or | א֚וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| small | קָטֹ֔ן | qā·ṭōn | Adjective - masculine singular | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
| without | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| telling | יִגְלֶ֖ה | yiḡ·leh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| me | אָזְנִ֑י | ’ā·zə·nî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H241 ear |
| So why | וּמַדּוּעַ֩ | ū·mad·dū·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4069 wherefore? |
| would he | אָבִ֥י | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| hide | יַסְתִּ֨יר | yas·tîr | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5641 hide, conceal |
| this | הַזֶּ֖ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| matter | הַדָּבָ֥ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| from me | מִמֶּ֛נִּי | mim·men·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| This cannot be true | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
Cross-references
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John 17:8 · 1 Samuel 9:15 · Genesis 44:7 · 1 Samuel 14:45 · Joshua 24:16 · Joshua 22:29 · Isaiah 50:5 · 1 Samuel 20:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.