1 Samuel

1 Samuel 25:8

⁸Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, for we have come on the day of a feast. Please give whatever you can spare to your servants and to your son David.’”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Ask	שְׁאַ֨ל	šə·’al	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
your young men	נְעָרֶ֜יךָ	nə·‘ā·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
and they will tell	וְיַגִּ֣ידוּ	wə·yag·gî·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5046 be conspicuous
you	לָ֗ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular
So let my young men	הַנְּעָרִ֥ים	han·nə·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5288 a shaking, scattering
find	וְיִמְצְא֨וּ	wə·yim·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4672 attain to, find
favor with you	חֵן֙	ḥên	Noun - masculine singular	H2580 favour, grace
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we have come	בָּ֑נוּ	bā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the day	י֥וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
of a feast	ט֖וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
Please	נָּ֗א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
give	תְּנָה־	tə·nāh-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
whatever	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you can spare	תִּמְצָ֤א	tim·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4672 attain to, find
to your servants	לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ	la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
and to your son	וּלְבִנְךָ֖	ū·lə·ḇin·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
David	לְדָוִֽד׃	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.