1 Samuel

1 Samuel 21:15

¹⁵Am I in need of madmen, that you have brought this man to rave in my presence? Must this man come into my house?”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Am I	אָ֔נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
in need of	חֲסַ֤ר	ḥă·sar	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H2638 needy, lacking, in want of
madmen	מְשֻׁגָּעִים֙	mə·šug·gā·‘îm	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural	H7696 be mad
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you have brought	הֲבֵאתֶ֣ם	hă·ḇê·ṯem	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
this man	זֶ֔ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
to rave	לְהִשְׁתַּגֵּ֖עַ	lə·hiš·tag·gê·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H7696 be mad
in my presence	עָלָ֑י	‘ā·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
Must this	הֲזֶ֖ה	hă·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
come	יָב֥וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
my house	בֵּיתִֽי׃ס	bê·ṯî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1004 house

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.