1 Samuel
1 Samuel 20:36
36He said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows I shoot.” And as the boy ran, Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.