Hebrew Interlinear
1 Samuel 17:9 Interlinear
“ If he be able to fight against him and kill him then shall ye be our servants If he be able against him and kill him then shall ye be our servants and serve ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 2 | אֽוּכַל | H3201 | If he be able | to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might) |
| 3 | לְהִלָּחֵ֤ם | H3898 | to fight | to feed on; figuratively, to consume |
| 4 | אִתִּי֙ | H854 | properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | |
| 5 | וְהִכִּיתִ֔יו | H5221 | against him and kill | to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) |
| 6 | וְהָיִ֥ינוּ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 7 | לָכֶ֖ם | H0 | ||
| 8 | לַֽעֲבָדִ֔ים | H5650 | him then shall ye be our servants | a servant |
| 9 | וְאִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 10 | אֲנִ֤י | H589 | i | |
| 11 | אֽוּכַל | H3201 | If he be able | to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might) |
| 12 | לוֹ֙ | H0 | ||
| 13 | וְהִכִּיתִ֔יו | H5221 | against him and kill | to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) |
| 14 | וִֽהְיִ֤יתֶם | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 15 | לָ֙נוּ֙ | H0 | ||
| 16 | לַֽעֲבָדִ֔ים | H5650 | him then shall ye be our servants | a servant |
| 17 | וַֽעֲבַדְתֶּ֖ם | H5647 | and serve | to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc |
| 18 | אֹתָֽנוּ׃ | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) |
Verse Context
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