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1 Samuel 20:31 — King James Version← Study notes

For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.


1 Samuel 20:31Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Samuel 20:3122 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּ֣יkiy
andconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
כָלkāl
all (mannernounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
הַ/יָּמִ֗יםhayāmiym
dayparticleH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
אֲשֶׁ֤רʾăšer
asparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
בֶּןben
sonnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
יִשַׁי֙yišay
JessenounH3448
חַ֣יḥay
liveverbH2425
save life
עַלʿal
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
הָ/אֲדָמָ֔הhāʾădāmāh
countryparticleH127
earth · ground · husband · land
לֹ֥אlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
תִכּ֖וֹןtikwōn
certainverbH3559
confirm · direct · faithfulness · fashion ···
אַתָּ֣הʾatāh
theeprepH859
thou · ye · you
וּ/מַלְכוּתֶ֑/ךָwmaləkwtekā
empireconjH4438
kingdom · realm · reign · royal
וְ/עַתָּ֗הwəʿatāh
henceforthconjH6258
now · straightway · this time · whereas
שְׁלַ֨חšəlaḥ
appointverbH7971
any wise · bring · cast (away · out) ···
וְ/קַ֤חwəqaḥ
acceptconjH3947
bring · buy · carry away · drawn ···
אֹת/וֹ֙ʾōtwō
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
אֵלַ֔/יʾēlay
aboutpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
כִּ֥יkiy
andconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
בֶןben
sonnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
מָ֖וֶתmāwet
deadnounH4194
death · die
הֽוּאhwʾ
heprepH1931
as for her · him · it · the same ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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