1 Samuel
1 Samuel 20:32
32“Why must he be put to death?” Jonathan replied. “What has he done?”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | לָ֥מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| must he be put to death | יוּמַ֖ת | yū·maṯ | Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| Jonathan | יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן | yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3083 Jehonathan |
| replied | וַיַּ֙עַן֙ | way·ya·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| What | מֶ֥ה | meh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| has he done | עָשָֽׂה׃ | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
Cross-references
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Matthew 27:23 · 1 Samuel 19:5 · Genesis 31:36 · Luke 23:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.