1 Samuel

1 Samuel 20:33

³³Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him. So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Saul	שָׁא֧וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
hurled	וַיָּ֨טֶל	way·yā·ṭel	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2904 hurl, cast
his spear	הַחֲנִ֛ית	ha·ḥă·nîṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2595 spear
at	עָלָ֖יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
to kill him	לְהַכֹּת֑וֹ	lə·hak·kō·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
So Jonathan	יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן	yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3083 Jehonathan
knew	וַיֵּ֙דַע֙	way·yê·ḏa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
his father	אָבִ֖יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
was determined	כָ֥לָה	ḵā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
to kill	לְהָמִ֥ית	lə·hā·mîṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H4191 die
David	דָּוִֽד׃ס	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.