Judges
Judges 13:18
18“Why do you ask my name,” said the angel of the LORD, “since it is beyond comprehension?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | לָ֥מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| do you ask | תִּשְׁאַ֣ל | tiš·’al | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
| my name | לִשְׁמִ֑י | liš·mî | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H8034 name |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the angel | מַלְאַ֣ךְ | mal·’aḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4397 messenger |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| since it | וְהוּא־ | wə·hū- | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is beyond comprehension | פֶ֛לִאי׃ס | p̄ɛ·li | Adjective - masculine singular | H6383 wonderful, incomprehensible |
Cross-references
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Genesis 32:29 · Isaiah 9:6 · Judges 13:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.