1 Samuel
1 Samuel 20:38
38Then Jonathan cried out, “Hurry! Make haste! Do not delay!” So the boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Jonathan | יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ | yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3083 Jehonathan |
| cried out | וַיִּקְרָ֤א | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Hurry | מְהֵרָ֥ה | mə·hê·rāh | Adverb | H4120 haste, speed |
| Make haste | ח֖וּשָׁה | ḥū·šāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H2363 haste, make haste |
| Do not | אַֽל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| delay | תַּעֲמֹ֑ד | ta·‘ă·mōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| So the boy | נַ֤עַר | na·‘ar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| picked up the arrow | וַיְלַקֵּ֞ט | way·laq·qêṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3950 pick or gather up |
| and returned | וַיָּבֹ֖א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| his master | אֲדֹנָֽיו׃ | ’ă·ḏō·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H113 lord |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.