1 Samuel
1 Samuel 20:7
7If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| he says | יֹאמַ֛ר | yō·mar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Good | ט֖וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| then your servant | לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ | lə·‘aḇ·de·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| is safe | שָׁל֣וֹם | šā·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| but if | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| he is enraged | חָרֹ֤ה | ḥā·rōh | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H2734 burn, be kindled |
| you will know | דַּ֕ע | da‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3045 know |
| he has evil | הָרָעָ֖ה | hā·rā·‘āh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| intentions | כָלְתָ֥ה | ḵā·lə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.