1 Samuel

1 Samuel 7:8–9

8and said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”

9Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.

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1 Samuel 7:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לšə·mū·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH8050 Samuel
Do notאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
stopתַּחֲרֵ֣שׁta·ḥă·rêšVerb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singularH2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
crying outמִזְּעֹ֖קmiz·zə·‘ōqPreposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH2199 cry, cry out, call
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ’ĕ·lō·hê·nūNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH430 God
for usמִמֶּ֔נּוּmim·men·nūPreposition; first person common pluralH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
that He may save usוְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּwə·yō·ši·‘ê·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common pluralH3467 deliver
from the handמִיַּ֥דmî·yaḏPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pə·liš·tîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH6430 Philistine

1 Samuel 7:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לšə·mū·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH8050 Samuel
tookוַיִּקַּ֣חway·yiq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
aאֶחָ֔ד’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one
sucklingחָלָב֙ḥā·lāḇNoun - masculine singularH2461 milk
lambטְלֵ֤הṭə·lêhNoun - masculine singular constructH2924 lamb
and offered itוַיַּעֲלֶהway·ya·ʿă·lɛhConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
as a wholeכָּלִ֖ילkā·lîlAdjective - masculine singularH3632 entire, whole, holocaust
burnt offeringעוֹלָ֛ה‘ō·w·lāhNoun - feminine singularH5930 whole burnt-offering
to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Heשְׁמוּאֵ֤לšə·mū·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH8050 Samuel
cried outוַיִּזְעַ֨קway·yiz·‘aqConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2199 cry, cry out, call
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
on behalf ofבְּעַ֣דbə·‘aḏPrepositionH1157 separation
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
and the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
answered himוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּway·ya·‘ă·nê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH6030 answer, respond

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 7:8 Isaiah 37:4 · James 5:16 · 1 Samuel 12:19–24

1 Samuel 7:9 Jeremiah 15:1 · Psalm 99:6 · Psalm 50:15 · 1 Samuel 7:17 · 1 Samuel 16:2 · James 5:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.