1 Samuel

1 Samuel 20:36–37

³⁶He said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows I shoot.” And as the boy ran, Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him.

³⁷When the boy reached the place where Jonathan’s arrow had fallen, Jonathan called to him, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to the boy	לְנַעֲר֔וֹ	lə·na·‘ă·rōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
Run	רֻ֗ץ	ruṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7323 run
and find	מְצָ֥א	mə·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
the arrows	הַ֣חִצִּ֔ים	ha·ḥiṣ·ṣîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2671 arrow
I	אָנֹכִ֖י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
shoot	מוֹרֶ֑ה	mō·w·reh	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H3384 throw, shoot
And as the boy	הַנַּ֣עַר	han·na·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
ran	רָ֔ץ	rāṣ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7323 run
Jonathan	וְהֽוּא־	wə·hū-	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
shot	יָרָ֥ה	yā·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3384 throw, shoot
an arrow	הַחֵ֖צִי	ha·ḥê·ṣî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2678 arrow
beyond him	לְהַעֲבִרֽוֹ׃	lə·ha·‘ă·ḇi·rōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the boy	הַנַּ֙עַר֙	han·na·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
reached	וַיָּבֹ֤א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the place where	מְק֣וֹם	mə·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4725 standing, spot, condition
Jonathan’s	יְהוֹנָתָ֑ן	yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3083 Jehonathan
arrow	הַחֵ֔צִי	ha·ḥê·ṣî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2678 arrow
had fallen	יָרָ֖ה	yā·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3384 throw, shoot
Jonathan	יְהוֹנָתָ֜ן	yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3083 Jehonathan
called	וַיִּקְרָ֨א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
to	אַחֲרֵ֤י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
him	הַנַּ֙עַר֙	han·na·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
Isn’t	הֲל֥וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the arrow	הַחֵ֖צִי	ha·ḥê·ṣî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2678 arrow
beyond you	מִמְּךָ֥	mim·mə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

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