1 Samuel 12:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Only fear Jehovah, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he hath done for you.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַ֣ךְ ׀ יְר֣אוּ אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥ם אֹת֛וֹ בֶּאֱמֶ֖ת בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶ֑ם כִּ֣י רְא֔וּ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־הִגְדִּ֖ל עִמָּכֶֽם׃

Transliteration

ʾak yərʾû ʾet-YHWH wa-ʿăbadtem ʾōtô be-ʾĕmet bə-kol-ləbabkem kî rəʾû ʾēt ʾăšer-higdîl ʿimmākem

Grammar Details

*ʾak*: adverb - only
*yərʾû*: qal imperative masculine plural - fear
*ʾet*-*YHWH*: direct object marker + proper noun - the LORD
*wa-ʿăbadtem*: conjunction + qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural - and serve
*ʾōtô*: direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him
*be-ʾĕmet*: preposition + noun feminine singular - in truth
*bə-kol*-*ləbabkem*: preposition + noun construct + noun masculine singular + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - with all your heart
*kî*: conjunction - for
*rəʾû*: qal imperative masculine plural - consider
*ʾēt*: direct object marker
*ʾăšer*-*higdîl*: relative pronoun + hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular - what great things he has done
*ʿimmākem*: preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - with you

Word Meanings

*ʾak*: only/just/surely
*yərʾû*: fear/reverence/stand in awe of
*wa-ʿăbadtem*: and serve/worship/follow
*be-ʾĕmet*: in truth/faithfully/sincerely
*rəʾû*: consider/see/observe
*higdîl*: has done great things/has magnified/has shown greatness

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Deut 10:21 : 21 He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
Isa 5:12 : 12 And the harp and the lute, the tabret and the pipe, and wine, are [in] their feasts; but they regard not the work of Jehovah, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.
Ps 126:2-3 : 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing: Then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them. 3 Jehovah hath done great things for us, [Whereof] we are glad.
Exod 12:13 : 13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
Eccl 12:13 : 13 This is the end of the matter; all hath been heard: fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
Job 28:28 : 28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.
Ps 111:10 : 10 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: His praise endureth for ever.
Heb 12:29 : 29 for our God is a consuming fire.
John 1:47 : 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
Rom 12:1 : 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, [which is] your spiritual service.
Ps 119:80 : 80 Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I be not put to shame.
Ezra 9:13-14 : 13 And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, seeing that you our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such a remnant, 14 shall we again break your commandments, and join in affinity with the peoples that do these abominations? would not you be angry with us until you had consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor any to escape?
Prov 1:7 : 7 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; [But] the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

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