1 Samuel

1 Samuel 6:20

²⁰The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The men	אַנְשֵׁ֣י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of Beth-shemesh	שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ	še·meš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1053 Beth-Shemesh
asked	וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Who	מִ֚י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
can	יוּכַ֣ל	yū·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
stand	לַעֲמֹ֔ד	la·‘ă·mōḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5975 take one's stand, stand
in the presence	לִפְנֵ֨י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the LORD	יְהוָ֧ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
this	הַזֶּ֑ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
holy	הַקָּד֖וֹשׁ	haq·qā·ḏō·wōš	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6918 sacred, holy
God	הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
To	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
whom	מִ֖י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
should the ark go up	יַעֲלֶ֥ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
from here	מֵעָלֵֽינוּ׃ס	mê·‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition-m; first person common plural	H5921 height

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.