1 Samuel
1 Samuel 25:24
24She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| She fell | וַתִּפֹּל֙ | wat·tip·pōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| at | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| his feet | רַגְלָ֔יו | raḡ·lāw | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H7272 foot |
| and said | וַתֹּ֕אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| My lord | אֲדֹנִ֖י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| may the blame be | הֶֽעָוֺ֑ן | he·‘ā·wōn | Article; Noun - common singular | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| on me alone | בִּי־ | bî- | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| but please | נָ֤א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| let your servant | אֲמָֽתְךָ֙ | ’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| speak | וּֽתְדַבֶּר־ | ū·ṯə·ḏab·ber- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1696 speak |
| to you | בְּאָזְנֶ֔יךָ | bə·’ā·zə·ne·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular | H241 ear |
| hear | וּשְׁמַ֕ע | ū·šə·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| the words | דִּבְרֵ֥י | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of your servant | אֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ | ’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
Cross-references
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2 Samuel 14:9 · Esther 8:3 · 1 Samuel 25:28 · 2 Kings 4:37 · Philemon 1:18–19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.