1 Samuel

1 Samuel 26:15

15So David said to Abner, “You are a man, aren’t you? And who in Israel is your equal? Why then did you not protect your lord the king when one of the people came to destroy him?

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So Davidדָּוִ֨דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Abnerאַבְנֵ֜ר’aḇ·nêrNoun - proper - masculine singularH74 Abner
You areאַתָּ֗ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
a manאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
aren’t youהֲלוֹא־hă·lō·w-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
And whoוּמִ֤יū·mîConjunctive waw; InterrogativeH4310 who?
in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbə·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
is your equalכָמ֙וֹךָ֙ḵā·mō·w·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH3644 like, as, when
Why thenוְלָ֙מָּה֙wə·lām·māhConjunctive waw; InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
did you notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
protectשָׁמַ֔רְתָּšā·mar·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH8104 keep, watch, preserve
your lordאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ’ă·ḏō·ne·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH113 lord
the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
whenכִּי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
oneאַחַ֣ד’a·ḥaḏNumber - masculine singular constructH259 one
of the peopleהָעָ֔םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
cameבָא֙ḇāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
to destroy himלְהַשְׁחִ֖יתlə·haš·ḥîṯPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH7843 go to ruin (?)

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.