1 Samuel
1 Samuel 20:9
9“Never!” Jonathan replied. “If I ever found out that my father had evil intentions against you, would I not tell you?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never | חָלִ֣ילָה | ḥā·lî·lāh | Interjection; third person feminine singular | H2486 far be it |
| Jonathan | יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן | yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3083 Jehonathan |
| replied | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I ever found out | יָדֹ֣עַ | yā·ḏō·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H3045 know |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| my father | אָבִי֙ | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| had evil | הָרָעָ֜ה | hā·rā·‘āh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| intentions | כָלְתָ֨ה | ḵā·lə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| against you | עָלֶ֔יךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| would I not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| tell | אַגִּ֥יד | ’ag·gîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| you | לָֽךְ׃ס | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.