1 Samuel

1 Samuel 25:17

¹⁷Now consider carefully what you must do, because disaster looms over our master and all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that nobody can speak to him!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וְעַתָּ֗ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
consider carefully	דְּעִ֤י	də·‘î	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H3045 know
what	מַֽה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
you must do	תַּעֲשִׂ֔י	ta·‘ă·śî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
disaster	הָרָעָ֛ה	hā·rā·‘āh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
looms	כָלְתָ֧ה	ḵā·lə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
over	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
our master	אֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ	’ă·ḏō·nê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H113 lord
and	וְעַ֣ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his household	בֵּית֑וֹ	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
For he	וְהוּא֙	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
a scoundrel	בְּלִיַּ֔עַל	bə·lî·ya·‘al	Noun - masculine singular	H1100 worthlessness
that nobody can speak	מִדַּבֵּ֖ר	mid·dab·bêr	Preposition-m; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1696 speak
to him	אֵלָֽיו׃	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to

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