Judges

Judges 13:23

23But his wife replied, “If the LORD had intended to kill us, He would not have accepted the burnt offering and the grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things or spoken to us this way.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ’iš·tōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH802 woman, wife, female
repliedוַתֹּ֧אמֶרwat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
Ifלוּ֩lūPrepositionH3863 if
the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
had intendedחָפֵ֨ץḥā·p̄êṣVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2654 delight in
to kill usלַהֲמִיתֵ֙נוּ֙la·hă·mî·ṯê·nūPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common pluralH4191 die
He would notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
have acceptedלָקַ֤חlā·qaḥVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
the burnt offeringעֹלָ֣ה‘ō·lāhNoun - feminine singularH5930 whole burnt-offering
and the grain offeringוּמִנְחָ֔הū·min·ḥāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH4503 gift, tribute, offering
from our handsמִיָּדֵ֙נוּ֙mî·yā·ḏê·nūPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common pluralH3027 hand
nor would Heוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
have shownהֶרְאָ֖נוּher·’ā·nūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common pluralH7200 see
usאֶת־’eṯ-Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
these thingsאֵ֑לֶּה’êl·lehPronoun - common pluralH428 these
or spokenהִשְׁמִיעָ֖נוּhiš·mî·‘ā·nūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common pluralH8085 hear
to usוְכָעֵ֕תwə·ḵā·‘êṯConjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singularH6256 time
this wayכָּזֹֽאת׃kā·zōṯPreposition-k; Pronoun - feminine singularH2063 this

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1 Corinthians 12:21 · Psalm 25:14 · John 15:15 · John 14:20 · Psalm 86:17 · Proverbs 3:32 · Ecclesiastes 4:9–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.