1 Samuel 26:15 — King James Version← Study notes

“And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.”

1 Samuel 26:15 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Samuel 26:1524 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩wayōʾmer

answerconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

דָּוִ֨דdāwid

DavidnounH1732

אֶלʾel

aboutpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

אַבְנֵ֜רʾabənēr

AbnernounH74

הֲ/לוֹאhălwōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

אִ֣ישׁʾiyš

mannounH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

אַתָּ֗הʾatāh

theeprepH859

thou · ye · you

וּ/מִ֤יwmiy

anyconjH4310

he · him · O that! what · which ···

כָמ֨וֹ/ךָ֙kāmwōkā

according topronH3644

as (it were · well as) · in comparison of · like (as ···

בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbəyiśərāʾēl

IsraelpronH3478

וְ/לָ֨/מָּה֙wəlāmāh

how (longconjH4100

oft · ) · thing · what (end ···

לֹ֣אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

שָׁמַ֔רְתָּšāmarətā

bewardverbH8104

be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···

אֶלʾel

aboutpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

אֲדֹנֶ֖י/ךָʾădōneykā

lordnounH113

master · owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'

הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְhamelekə

kingparticleH4428

royal

כִּיkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

בָא֙bāʾ

abideverbH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

אַחַ֣דʾaḥad

aadjH259

alike · alone · altogether · and ···

הָ/עָ֔םhāʿām

peopleparticleH5971

men · nation · people

לְ/הַשְׁחִ֖יתləhašəḥiyt

batterpronH7843

cast off · corrupt(-er · thing) · destroy(-er ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

הַ/מֶּ֥לֶךְhamelekə

kingparticleH4428

royal

אֲדֹנֶֽי/ךָʾădōneykā

lordnounH113

master · owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'

ℹWords 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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