1 Samuel

1 Samuel 28:21

²¹When the woman came to Saul and saw how distraught he was, she said to him, “Look, your maidservant has obeyed your voice. I took my life in my hands and did as you told me.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the woman	הָֽאִשָּׁה֙	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
came	וַתָּב֤וֹא	wat·tā·ḇō·w	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Saul	שָׁא֔וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
and saw	וַתֵּ֖רֶא	wat·tê·re	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7200 see
how	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
distraught he was	נִבְהַ֣ל	niḇ·hal	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H926 alarm, dismay
she said	וַתֹּ֣אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	אֵלָ֗יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Look	הִנֵּ֨ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
your maidservant	שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙	šip̄·ḥā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8198 maid, maid-servant
has obeyed	שָׁמְעָ֤ה	šā·mə·‘āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H8085 hear
your voice	בְּקוֹלֶ֔ךָ	bə·qō·w·le·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
I took	וָאָשִׂ֤ים	wā·’ā·śîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
my life	נַפְשִׁי֙	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
in my hands	בְּכַפִּ֔י	bə·ḵap·pî	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
and did	וָֽאֶשְׁמַע֙	wā·’eš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
as	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you told	דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ	dib·bar·tā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H1696 speak
me	אֵלָֽי׃	’ê·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to

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