1 Samuel

1 Samuel 6:9

9but keep watching it. If it goes up the road to its homeland, toward Beth-shemesh, it is the LORD who has brought on us this great disaster. But if it does not, then we will know that it was not His hand that punished us and that it happened by chance.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
but keep watching itוּרְאִיתֶ֗םū·rə·’î·ṯemConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH7200 see
Ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
it goes upיַֽעֲלֶה֙ya·‘ă·lehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
the roadדֶּ֨רֶךְde·reḵNoun - common singular constructH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to its homelandגְּבוּל֤וֹgə·ḇū·lōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1366 border, boundary, territory
toward Beth-shemeshשֶׁ֔מֶשׁše·mešNoun - proper - feminine singularH1053 Beth-Shemesh
it is the LORDה֚וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
who has broughtעָ֣שָׂה‘ā·śāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
on usלָ֔נוּlā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
thisהַזֹּ֑אתhaz·zōṯArticle; Pronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הhag·gə·ḏō·w·lāhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH1419 great
disasterהָרָעָ֥הhā·rā·‘āhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH7451 bad, evil
But ifוְאִם־wə·’im-ConjunctionH518 if
it does notלֹ֗אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
then we will knowוְיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙wə·yā·ḏa‘·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common pluralH3045 know
thatכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
it was notלֹ֤אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
His handיָדוֹ֙yā·ḏōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
that punishedנָ֣גְעָהnā·ḡə·‘āhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH5060 touch, reach, strike
usבָּ֔נוּbā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
and that itה֖וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
happenedהָ֥יָהhā·yāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
by chanceמִקְרֶ֥הmiq·rehNoun - masculine singularH4745 accident, chance, fortune

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Joshua 21:16 · Joshua 15:10 · Luke 10:31 · 1 Samuel 6:3 · Ecclesiastes 9:11 · 2 Samuel 1:6

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