1 Samuel
1 Samuel 3:17
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.”
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.