1 Samuel
1 Samuel 26:18
18And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And he continued | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Why | לָ֥מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is my lord | אֲדֹנִ֥י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| pursuing | רֹדֵ֖ף | rō·ḏêp̄ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| his servant | עַבְדּ֑וֹ | ‘aḇ·dōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| What | מֶ֣ה | meh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| have I done | עָשִׂ֔יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| What | וּמַה־ | ū·mah- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| evil | רָעָֽה׃ | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| is in my hand | בְּיָדִ֖י | bə·yā·ḏî | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 24:9 · 1 Samuel 24:11–14 · Psalm 35:7 · John 18:23 · Psalm 69:4 · John 10:32 · Psalm 7:3–5 · John 8:46
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.