1 Samuel
1 Samuel 23:22
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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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.