1 Samuel

1 Samuel 9:7

⁷“If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	וְהִנֵּ֣ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
we do go	נֵלֵךְ֮	nê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
Saul	שָׁא֜וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
replied	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
what	וּמַה־	ū·mah-	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
can we give	נָּבִ֣יא	nā·ḇî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the man	לָאִישׁ֒	lā·’îš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the bread	הַלֶּ֙חֶם֙	hal·le·ḥem	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
in our packs	מִכֵּלֵ֔ינוּ	mik·kê·lê·nū	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
is gone	אָזַ֣ל	’ā·zal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H235 go
and there is no	אֵין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
gift	וּתְשׁוּרָ֥ה	ū·ṯə·šū·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8670 gift, present (?)
to take	לְהָבִ֖יא	lə·hā·ḇî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to the man	לְאִ֣ישׁ	lə·’îš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
What	מָ֖ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do we have	אִתָּֽנוּ׃	’it·tā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H854 with

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.