1 Samuel

1 Samuel 9:3

³One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
One day the donkeys	הָאֲתֹנ֔וֹת	hā·’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H860 she-ass
of Saul’s	שָׁא֑וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
father	אֲבִ֣י	’ă·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1 father
Kish	לְקִ֖ישׁ	lə·qîš	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7027 Kish
wandered off	וַתֹּאבַ֙דְנָה֙	wat·tō·ḇaḏ·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H6 perish
and Kish	קִ֜ישׁ	qîš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7027 Kish
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his son	בְּנ֗וֹ	bə·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
Saul	שָׁא֣וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
Take	קַח־	qaḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
one	אַחַ֣ד	’a·ḥaḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
of the servants	מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔ים	mê·han·nə·‘ā·rîm	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5288 a shaking, scattering
and go	לֵ֔ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
look for	בַּקֵּ֖שׁ	baq·qêš	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H1245 seek
the donkeys	הָאֲתֹנֹֽת׃	hā·’ă·ṯō·nōṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H860 she-ass

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