1 Samuel

1 Samuel 21:14

¹⁴Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see that the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Achish	אָכִ֖ישׁ	’ā·ḵîš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H397 Akish
said	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-		H413 motion to
his servants	עֲבָדָ֑יו	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
Look	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
you can see	תִרְאוּ֙	ṯir·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7200 see
the man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
is insane	מִשְׁתַּגֵּ֔עַ	miš·tag·gê·a‘	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H7696 be mad
Why	לָ֛מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have you brought	תָּבִ֥יאוּ	tā·ḇî·’ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
him	אֹת֖וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
to me	אֵלָֽי׃	’ê·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.