1 Samuel
1 Samuel 20:26
26Saul said nothing that day because he thought, “Something has happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean— surely he is unclean.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saul | שָׁא֛וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| said | דִבֶּ֥ר | ḏib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| nothing | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| that | הַה֑וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| because | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he thought | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Something has happened to | מִקְרֶ֣ה | miq·reh | Noun - masculine singular | H4745 accident, chance, fortune |
| to make him ceremonially unclean | בִּלְתִּ֥י | bil·tî | Preposition | H1115 not, except |
| surely | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he | ה֖וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| unclean | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.