1 Samuel

1 Samuel 9:6

⁶“Look,” said the servant, “in this city there is a man of God who is highly respected; everything he says surely comes to pass. Let us go there now. Perhaps he will tell us which way to go.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Look	הִנֵּה־	hin·nêh-	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
said the servant	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
in this	הַזֹּ֔את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
city	בָּעִ֣יר	bā·‘îr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
there is a man	אִישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
who	וְהָאִ֣ישׁ	wə·hā·’îš	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
is highly respected	נִכְבָּ֔ד	niḵ·bāḏ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
everything	כֹּ֥ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
he says	יְדַבֵּ֖ר	yə·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
surely comes to pass	בּ֣וֹא	bō·w	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H935 come in, come, go in, go
Let us go	נֵ֣לֲכָה	nê·lă·ḵāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
there	שָּׁ֔ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
now	עַתָּה֙	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
Perhaps	אוּלַי֙	’ū·lay	Adverb	H194 peradventure, perhaps
he will tell	יַגִּ֣יד	yag·gîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
us	לָ֔נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
way	דַּרְכֵּ֖נוּ	dar·kê·nū	Noun - common singular construct; first person common plural	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to go	הָלַ֥כְנוּ	hā·laḵ·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.