1 Samuel

1 Samuel 23:21–22

²¹“May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me. ²²Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.

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1 Samuel 23:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May you	אַתֶּ֖ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
be blessed	בְּרוּכִ֥ים	bə·rū·ḵîm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H1288 kneel, bless
by the LORD	לַֽיהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
replied	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Saul	שָׁא֔וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you have had compassion	חֲמַלְתֶּ֖ם	ḥă·mal·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H2550 spare
on me	עָלָֽי׃	‘ā·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height

1 Samuel 23:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Please	נָ֞א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
go	לְכוּ־	lə·ḵū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
and prepare	הָכִ֣ינוּ	hā·ḵî·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H3559 be firm
further	ע֗וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
Investigate	וּדְע֤וּ	ū·ḏə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3045 know
and watch	וּרְאוּ֙	ū·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7200 see
carefully where	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he goes	תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה	tih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
and who	מִ֥י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
has seen him	רָאָ֖הוּ	rā·’ā·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7200 see
there	שָׁ֑ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
for	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I am told that	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
he	הֽוּא׃	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is extremely cunning	עָר֥וֹם	‘ā·rō·wm	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H6191 be shrewd, crafty

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1 Samuel 23:21 1 Samuel 22:8

1 Samuel 23:22 Job 5:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.