1 Samuel

1 Samuel 4:20

²⁰As she was dying, the women attending to her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son!”

But she did not respond or pay any heed.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As	וּכְעֵ֣ת	ū·ḵə·‘êṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - common singular construct	H6256 time
she was dying	מוּתָ֗הּ	mū·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H4191 die
the women attending	הַנִּצָּב֣וֹת	han·niṣ·ṣā·ḇō·wṯ	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural	H5324 take one's stand, stand
to her	עָלֶ֔יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
said	וַתְּדַבֵּ֙רְנָה֙	wat·tə·ḏab·bê·rə·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1696 speak
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be afraid	תִּֽירְאִ֖י	tî·rə·’î	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H3372 fear
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you have given birth to	יָלָ֑דְתְּ	yā·lā·ḏət	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a son	בֵ֣ן	ḇên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
But she did not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
respond	עָנְתָ֖ה	‘ā·nə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6030 answer, respond
or pay any heed	שָׁ֥תָה	šā·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7896 put, set

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.