1 Samuel

1 Samuel 25:9–11

⁹When David’s young men arrived, they relayed all these words to Nabal on behalf of David. Then they waited.

¹⁰But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters. 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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1 Samuel 25:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When David’s	דָוִ֔ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
young men	נַעֲרֵ֣י	na·‘ă·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5288 a shaking, scattering
arrived	וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
they relayed	וַיְדַבְּר֧וּ	way·ḏab·bə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1696 speak
all	כְּכָל־	kə·ḵāl-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
these	הָאֵ֖לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
words	הַדְּבָרִ֥ים	had·də·ḇā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Nabal	נָבָ֛ל	nā·ḇāl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5037 Nabal
on behalf of David	דָּוִ֑ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
Then they waited	וַיָּנֽוּחוּ׃	way·yā·nū·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5117 rest

1 Samuel 25:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Nabal	נָבָ֜ל	nā·ḇāl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5037 Nabal
asked	וַיֹּ֔אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
them	עַבְדֵ֤י	‘aḇ·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5650 slave, servant
Who	מִ֥י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
is David	דָוִ֖ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
Who	וּמִ֣י	ū·mî	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4310 who?
this son of	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
Jesse	יִשָׁ֑י	yi·šāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3448 Jishai
Many	רַבּ֣וּ	rab·bū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7231 be or become, many, much
servants	עֲבָדִ֔ים	‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant
these days	הַיּוֹם֙	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
are breaking away	הַמִּתְפָּ֣רְצִ֔ים	ham·miṯ·pā·rə·ṣîm	Article; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural	H6555 break through
from	מִפְּנֵ֥י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
their masters	אֲדֹנָֽיו׃	’ă·ḏō·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H113 lord

1 Samuel 25:11

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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