Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 15:17 Interlinear

said And Samuel When thou wast little in thine own sight wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel anointed and the LORD thee king of Israel

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
2שְׁמוּאֵ֔לH8050And Samuelshemuel, the name of three israelites
3הֲל֗וֹאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
4אִםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
5קָטֹ֤ןH6996When thou wast littleabbreviated, i.e., diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
6אַתָּה֙H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
7בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָH5869in thine own sightan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
8רֹ֛אשׁH7218wast thou not made the headthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
9שִׁבְטֵ֥יH7626of the tribesa scion, i.e., (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
10יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478of Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
11אָ֑תָּהH859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
12וַיִּמְשָֽׁחֲךָ֧H4886anointedto rub with oil, i.e., to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint
13יְהוָ֛הH3068and the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
14לְמֶ֖לֶךְH4428thee kinga king
15עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
16יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478of Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

Verse Context

1 Samuel 15:16And he said Then Samuel unto Saul Stay and I will tell...
1 Samuel 15:17 (current)said And Samuel When thou wast little in thine own sight wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel anointed and the LORD thee king of Israel
1 Samuel 15:18sent And the LORD thee on a journey and said and utterly destroy...

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