1 Samuel
1 Samuel 24:14
14Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Against | אַחֲרֵ֨י | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| whom | מִ֤י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| has the king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| come out | יָצָא֙ | yā·ṣā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| Whom | מִ֖י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| are you | אַתָּ֣ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| pursuing | רֹדֵ֑ף | rō·ḏêp̄ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| A dead | מֵ֔ת | mêṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H4191 die |
| dog | כֶּ֣לֶב | ke·leḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3611 dog |
| A | אֶחָֽד׃ | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| flea | פַּרְעֹ֥שׁ | par·‘ōš | Noun - masculine singular | H6550 flea |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.