Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 20:2 Interlinear

And he said unto him God forbid thou shalt not die will do behold my father nothing either great nothing or small but that he will shew hide behold my father nothing

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559And he saidto say (used with great latitude)
2ל֣וֹH0
3חָלִילָה֮H2486unto him God forbidliteral for a profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it!
4לֹ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
5תָמוּת֒H4191thou shalt not dieto die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
6הִנֵּ֡הH2009lo!
7לוֹH0
8יַעֲשֶׂ֨הH6213will doto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
9אָבִ֥יH1behold my fatherfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
10הַדָּבָ֥רH1697nothinga word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
11גָּד֗וֹלH1419either greatgreat (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
12א֚וֹH176desire (and so probably in proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
13הַדָּבָ֥רH1697nothinga word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
14קָטֹ֔ןH6996or smallabbreviated, i.e., diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
15וְלֹ֥אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
16יִגְלֶ֖הH1540but that he will shewto denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
17אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
18אָזְנִ֑יH241broadness. i.e., (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
19וּמַדּוּעַ֩H4069what (is) known?; i.e., (by implication) (adverbially) why?
20יַסְתִּ֨ירH5641hideto hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
21אָבִ֥יH1behold my fatherfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
22מִמֶּ֛נִּיH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
23אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
24הַדָּבָ֥רH1697nothinga word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
25הַזֶּ֖הH2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
26אֵ֥יןH369a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
27זֹֽאת׃H2063this (often used adverb)

Verse Context

1 Samuel 20:1fled And David from Naioth in Ramah and came and said...
1 Samuel 20:2 (current)And he said unto him God forbid thou shalt not die will do behold my father nothing either great nothing or small but that he will shew hide behold my father nothing
1 Samuel 20:3sware And David and he saith certainly certainly...

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