1 Samuel
1 Samuel 30:15
15“Will you lead me to these raiders?” David asked.
And the man replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will lead you to them.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will you lead me | הֲתוֹרִדֵ֖נִי | hă·ṯō·w·ri·ḏê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| these | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| raiders | הַגְּד֣וּד | hag·gə·ḏūḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1416 band, troop |
| David | דָּוִ֔ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| asked | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| And | וַיֹּ֡אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Swear | הִשָּׁבְעָה֩ | hiš·šā·ḇə·‘āh | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H7650 swear |
| to me | לִּ֨י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| by God | בֵֽאלֹהִ֜ים | ḇê·lō·hîm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| that you will not | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| kill me | תְּמִיתֵ֗נִי | tə·mî·ṯê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H4191 die |
| deliver me | תַּסְגִּרֵ֙נִי֙ | tas·gi·rê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H5462 shut, close |
| into the hand | בְּיַד־ | bə·yaḏ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of my master | אֲדֹנִ֔י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| and I will lead you | וְאוֹרִֽדְךָ֖ | wə·’ō·w·riḏ·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.