1 Samuel

1 Samuel 26:20

²⁰So do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to look for a flea, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	וְעַתָּ֗ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
let my blood	דָּֽמִי֙	dā·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1818 blood
fall	יִפֹּ֤ל	yip·pōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
to the ground	אַ֔רְצָה	’ar·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
far from	מִנֶּ֖גֶד	min·ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition-m	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
the presence	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
has come out	יָצָ֞א	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
to look for	לְבַקֵּשׁ֙	lə·ḇaq·qêš	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1245 seek
a	אֶחָ֔ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
flea	פַּרְעֹ֣שׁ	par·‘ōš	Noun - masculine singular	H6550 flea
like	כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
one who hunts	יִרְדֹּ֥ף	yir·dōp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
a partridge	הַקֹּרֵ֖א	haq·qō·rê	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7124 partridge
in the mountains	בֶּהָרִֽים׃	be·hā·rîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country

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