Verse 29

{ "verseID": "1 Samuel.17.29", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד מֶ֥ה עָשִׂ֖יתִי עָ֑תָּה הֲל֖וֹא דָּבָ֥ר הֽוּא׃", "text": "*wa-yōʾmer* *dāwid* *meh* *ʿāśîtî* *ʿāttâ* *hălôʾ* *dābār* *hûʾ*", "grammar": { "*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said", "*dāwid*": "proper noun - David", "*meh*": "interrogative - what", "*ʿāśîtî*": "qal perfect 1cs - I have done", "*ʿāttâ*": "adverb - now", "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative + negative particle - is not", "*dābār*": "noun ms - word/matter", "*hûʾ*": "3ms pronoun - it" }, "variants": { "*meh ʿāśîtî*": "what have I done/what did I do", "*hălôʾ dābār hûʾ*": "was it not just a word/isn't it only a question/is it not a matter (of importance)" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Proverbs.15.1", "source": "מַֽעֲנֶה־רַּ֭ךְ יָשִׁ֣יב חֵמָ֑ה וּדְבַר־עֶ֝֗צֶב יַעֲלֶה־אָֽף׃", "text": "*Maʿăneh-rak* *yāšîḇ* *ḥēmāh* and-*dəḇar-ʿeṣeḇ* *yaʿăleh-ʾāp̄*", "grammar": { "*Maʿăneh*": "construct noun, masculine singular - answer/response", "*rak*": "adjective, masculine singular - soft/gentle", "*yāšîḇ*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - turns away/causes to return", "*ḥēmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - wrath/rage/anger", "*dəḇar*": "construct noun, masculine singular - word/speech", "*ʿeṣeḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - pain/hurt/grief", "*yaʿăleh*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - causes to ascend/stirs up", "*ʾāp̄*": "noun, masculine singular - nose/anger/wrath" }, "variants": { "*Maʿăneh-rak*": "soft answer/gentle response", "*yāšîḇ*": "turns away/deflects/returns", "*ḥēmāh*": "wrath/hot anger/rage", "*dəḇar-ʿeṣeḇ*": "painful word/grievous speech/hurtful saying", "*yaʿăleh-ʾāp̄*": "stirs up anger/arouses wrath/provokes fury" } }
  • Acts 11:2-4 : 2 { "verseID": "Acts.11.2", "source": "Καὶ ὅτε ἀνέβη Πέτρος εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, διεκρίνοντο πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ ἐκ περιτομῆς,", "text": "And when *anebē* *Petros* to *Hierosolyma*, *diekrinonto* *pros* him those from *peritomēs*,", "grammar": { "*anebē*": "aorist active indicative 3rd person singular - went up", "*Petros*": "nominative masculine singular - Peter", "*Hierosolyma*": "accusative neuter plural - Jerusalem", "*diekrinonto*": "imperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural - were contending/disputing", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - toward/against/with", "*peritomēs*": "genitive feminine singular - circumcision" }, "variants": { "*anebē*": "went up/ascended/returned", "*diekrinonto*": "were disputing/contending/taking issue with", "*pros*": "with/against/toward", "*peritomēs*": "circumcision/the circumcision party/Jewish Christians" } } 3 { "verseID": "Acts.11.3", "source": "Λέγοντες, ὅτι Πρὸς ἄνδρας ἀκροβυστίαν ἔχοντας εἰσῆλθες, καὶ συνέφαγες αὐτοῖς.", "text": "*Legontes*, that *Pros andras akrobystian echontas eisēlthes*, and *synephages* with them.", "grammar": { "*Legontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - saying", "*Pros*": "preposition with accusative - to/toward", "*andras*": "accusative masculine plural - men", "*akrobystian*": "accusative feminine singular - uncircumcision/foreskin", "*echontas*": "present active participle, accusative masculine plural - having", "*eisēlthes*": "aorist active indicative 2nd person singular - you entered/went in", "*synephages*": "aorist active indicative 2nd person singular - you ate with" }, "variants": { "*Legontes*": "saying/declaring", "*andras*": "men/males", "*akrobystian*": "uncircumcision/foreskin (euphemism for Gentiles)", "*echontas*": "having/possessing", "*eisēlthes*": "you entered/you went into", "*synephages*": "you ate with/you dined with" } } 4 { "verseID": "Acts.11.4", "source": "Ἀρξάμενος δὲ ὁ Πέτρος, ἐξετίθετο αὐτοῖς καθεξῆς, λέγων,", "text": "*Arxamenos* *de* *ho* *Petros*, *exetitheto* to them *kathexēs*, *legōn*,", "grammar": { "*Arxamenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative masculine singular - having begun", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*ho Petros*": "nominative masculine singular with article - Peter", "*exetitheto*": "imperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular - was explaining/was setting forth", "*kathexēs*": "adverb - in order/in sequence", "*legōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - saying" }, "variants": { "*Arxamenos*": "having begun/beginning/starting", "*exetitheto*": "was explaining/was setting forth/was expounding", "*kathexēs*": "in order/in sequence/point by point" } }
  • 1 Cor 2:15 : 15 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.2.15", "source": "Ὁ δὲ πνευματικὸς ἀνακρίνει μὲν πάντα, αὐτὸς δὲ ὑπʼ οὐδενὸς ἀνακρίνεται.", "text": "The but (*de*) *pneumatikos* *anakrinei* indeed (*men*) all things (*panta*), himself but (*de*) by (*hyp'*) no one (*oudenos*) is *anakrinetai*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*pneumatikos*": "nominative masculine singular adjective - spiritual person", "*anakrinei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - examines/discerns", "*men*": "particle - indeed/on the one hand [contrasted with following de]", "*panta*": "accusative neuter plural - all things", "*hyp'*": "preposition with genitive (elided form of hypo) - by/under", "*oudenos*": "genitive masculine singular - no one/none", "*anakrinetai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd person singular - is examined/discerned" }, "variants": { "*pneumatikos*": "spiritual person/one who has the Spirit", "*anakrinei*": "examines/discerns/judges/evaluates", "*anakrinetai*": "is examined/discerned/judged/evaluated" } }
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 { "verseID": "1 Peter.3.9", "source": "Μὴ ἀποδιδόντες κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ, ἢ λοιδορίαν ἀντὶ λοιδορίας: τοὐναντίον δὲ εὐλογοῦντες· εἰδότες ὅτι εἰς τοῦτο ἐκλήθητε, ἵνα εὐλογίαν κληρονομήσητε.", "text": "Not *apodidontes kakon anti kakou*, or *loiodorian anti loidorias*: *tounantion* but *eulogountes*; *eidotes* that for this you-were-*eklēthēte*, in-order-that *eulogian* you-may-*klēronomēsēte*.", "grammar": { "*apodidontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - returning/repaying", "*kakon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - evil/bad/wrong", "*anti*": "preposition + genitive - instead of/in place of", "*kakou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of evil/bad/wrong", "*loidorian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - insult/reviling/abuse", "*loidorias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of insult/reviling/abuse", "*tounantion*": "adverb - on the contrary/instead", "*eulogountes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - blessing/speaking well of", "*eidotes*": "perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - knowing/having known", "*eklēthēte*": "aorist passive indicative, 2nd plural - you were called", "*eulogian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - blessing", "*klēronomēsēte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd plural - you might inherit/obtain" }, "variants": { "*apodidontes*": "returning/repaying/giving back", "*kakon*": "evil/bad/wrong/harm", "*loidorian*": "insult/reviling/abuse/reproach", "*tounantion*": "on the contrary/instead/opposite", "*eulogountes*": "blessing/speaking well of/praising", "*eidotes*": "knowing/having known/being aware", "*eklēthēte*": "you were called/invited/summoned", "*eulogian*": "blessing/benefit/praise", "*klēronomēsēte*": "you might inherit/obtain/receive as an inheritance" } }