1 Samuel

1 Samuel 25:11

¹¹Why should I take my bread and water and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give them to these men whose origin I do not know?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why should I take	וְלָקַחְתִּ֤י	wə·lā·qaḥ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H3947 take
my bread	לַחְמִי֙	laḥ·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3899 bread, food
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
water	מֵימַ֔י	mê·may	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H4325 water, juice, urine
and the meat	טִבְחָתִ֔י	ṭiḇ·ḥā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2878 thing slaughtered, slaughtered meat, slaughter
I have slaughtered	טָבַ֖חְתִּי	ṭā·ḇaḥ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2873 slaughter, butcher, slay
for my shearers	לְגֹֽזְזָ֑י	lə·ḡō·zə·zāy	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1494 shear
and give them	וְנָֽתַתִּי֙	wə·nā·ṯat·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
to these men	לַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים	la·’ă·nā·šîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
whose origin	אֵ֥י	’ê	Interrogative	H335 where?
I do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָדַ֔עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know

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