1 Samuel
1 Samuel 20:30
30Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Saul’s | שָׁאוּל֙ | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| anger | אַ֤ף | ’ap̄ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| burned | וַיִּֽחַר־ | way·yi·ḥar- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2734 burn, be kindled |
| against Jonathan | בִּיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן | bî·hō·w·nā·ṯān | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3083 Jehonathan |
| and he said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to him | ל֔וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| You son | בֶּֽן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of a perverse | נַעֲוַ֖ת | na·‘ă·waṯ | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular construct | H5753 bend, twist |
| and rebellious woman | הַמַּרְדּ֑וּת | ham·mar·dūṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4780 rebellion, rebelliousness |
| Do I not | הֲל֣וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | יָדַ֗עְתִּי | yā·ḏa‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you | אַתָּה֙ | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| have chosen | בֹחֵ֤ר | ḇō·ḥêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H977 choose |
| the son | לְבֶן־ | lə·ḇen- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Jesse | יִשַׁ֔י | yi·šay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3448 Jishai |
| to your own shame | לְבָ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔ | lə·ḇā·šə·tə·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1322 shame |
| and to the shame | וּלְבֹ֖שֶׁת | ū·lə·ḇō·šeṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H1322 shame |
| of the mother | אִמֶּֽךָ׃ | ’im·me·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H517 mother |
| who bore you | עֶרְוַ֥ת | ‘er·waṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H6172 nakedness, pudenda |
Cross-references
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Proverbs 21:24 · James 1:19–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.