1 Samuel

1 Samuel 3:17–18

¹⁷“What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.”

¹⁸So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him.

“He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”

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1 Samuel 3:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	מָ֤ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
was the message	הַדָּבָר֙	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
He gave you	דִּבֶּ֣ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
Eli asked	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
hide	תְכַחֵ֖ד	ṯə·ḵa·ḥêḏ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3582 hide, efface
it from me	מִמֶּ֑נִּי	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
May God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
punish	כֹּ֣ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
you	לְּךָ֤	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
and ever so	וְכֹ֣ה	wə·ḵōh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3541 thus, here
severely	יוֹסִ֔יף	yō·w·sîp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you hide	תְּכַחֵ֤ד	tə·ḵa·ḥêḏ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3582 hide, efface
from me	מִמֶּ֙נִּי֙	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
anything	דָּבָ֔ר	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
He said	דִּבֶּ֥ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
to you	אֵלֶֽיךָ׃	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to

1 Samuel 3:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵל֙	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
told	וַיַּגֶּד־	way·yag·geḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
him	ל֤וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
everything	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
and did not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
hide	כִחֵ֖ד	ḵi·ḥêḏ	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3582 hide, efface
from him	מִמֶּ֑נּוּ	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
He	ה֔וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
replied Eli	וַיֹּאמַ֕ר	way·yō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Let Him do	יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃פ	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
what is good	הַטּ֥וֹב	haṭ·ṭō·wḇ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
in His eyes	בְּעֵינָ֖ו	bə·ʿē·nå̄w	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 3:17 2 Samuel 3:35 · Ruth 1:17

1 Samuel 3:18 Isaiah 39:8 · Job 2:10 · 1 Peter 5:6 · Judges 10:15 · Job 1:21 · Lamentations 3:39 · Psalm 39:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.