1 Samuel 26:18

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{ "verseID": "1 Samuel.26.18", "source": "וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֛ה אֲדֹנִ֥י רֹדֵ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑וֹ כִּ֚י מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתִי וּמַה־בְּיָדִ֖י רָעָֽה׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer*: Why *zeh* my *ʾăḏōnî* *rōḏēp̄* after his *ʿaḇdô*? For what *ʿāśîṯî*, and what-in my *yāḏî* *rāʿâ*?", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said", "*zeh*": "Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*ʾăḏōnî*": "Noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my lord", "*rōḏēp̄*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - pursuing", "*ʿaḇdô*": "Noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his servant", "*ʿāśîṯî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular - I have done", "*yāḏî*": "Noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition - in my hand", "*rāʿâ*": "Noun, feminine singular - evil/harm" }, "variants": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "said/spoke", "*zeh*": "this/thus", "*ʾăḏōnî*": "my lord/my master", "*rōḏēp̄*": "pursuing/chasing/hunting", "*ʿaḇdô*": "his servant/his slave", "*ʿāśîṯî*": "I have done/I have committed", "*yāḏî*": "my hand/my power", "*rāʿâ*": "evil/harm/wickedness" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֛ה אֲדֹנִ֥י רֹדֵ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑וֹ כִּ֚י מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתִי וּמַה־בְּיָדִ֖י רָעָֽה׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer: Why zeh my ʾăḏōnî rōḏēp̄ after his ʿaḇdô? For what ʿāśîṯî, and what-in my yāḏî rāʿâ?

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said
• *zeh*: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this
• *ʾăḏōnî*: Noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my lord
• *rōḏēp̄*: Qal participle, masculine singular - pursuing
• *ʿaḇdô*: Noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his servant
• *ʿāśîṯî*: Qal perfect 1st person singular - I have done
• *yāḏî*: Noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition - in my hand
• *rāʿâ*: Noun, feminine singular - evil/harm

Word Meanings

• *wayyōʾmer*: said/spoke
• *zeh*: this/thus
• *ʾăḏōnî*: my lord/my master
• *rōḏēp̄*: pursuing/chasing/hunting
• *ʿaḇdô*: his servant/his slave
• *ʿāśîṯî*: I have done/I have committed
• *yāḏî*: my hand/my power
• *rāʿâ*: evil/harm/wickedness

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And he added, "Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done, and what wrong is in my hand?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? What have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said,{H559} Wherefore doth my lord{H113} pursue{H7291} after{H310} his servant?{H5650} for what have I done?{H6213} or what evil{H7451} is in my hand?{H3027}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Wherefore doth my lord{H113} thus pursue{H7291}{(H8802)} after{H310} his servant{H5650}? for what have I done{H6213}{(H8804)}? or what evil{H7451} is in mine hand{H3027}?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he sayde morouer: Why doth my lorde so persecute his seruaunt? What haue I done? and what euell is there in my hande?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he sayde, Wherefore doeth my lorde thus persecute his seruant? for what haue I done? or what euill is in mine hand?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he sayde: Wherefore doth my lorde thus persecute his seruaunt? for what haue I done? or what euyll is in myne hand?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil [is] in mine hand?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said, Why does my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he saith, `Why `is' this -- my lord is pursuing after his servant? for what have I done, and what `is' in my hand evil?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said, Why does my lord go armed against his servant? what have I done? or what evil is there in me?

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He went on to say,“Why is my lord chasing his servant? What have I done? What wrong have I done?

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 24:9 : 9 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.24.9", "source": "וַיָּ֨קָם דָּוִ֜ד אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן וַיֵּצֵא֙ *מן־‪[t]‬ *המערה **מֵֽהַמְּעָרָ֔ה וַיִּקְרָ֧א אַֽחֲרֵי־שָׁא֛וּל לֵאמֹ֖ר אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיַּבֵּ֤ט שָׁאוּל֙ אַֽחֲרָ֔יו וַיִקֹּ֨ד דָּוִ֥ד אַפַּ֛יִם אַ֖רְצָה וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ ס", "text": "And *wayyāqom* *Dāwid* after that and *wayyēṣēʾ* from *hammeʿārâ* and *wayyiqrāʾ* after *Šāʾûl* *lēmōr* *ʾădōnî* *hammelek* and *wayyabbēṭ* *Šāʾûl* after him and *wayyiqōd* *Dāwid* *ʾappayim* *ʾarṣāh* and *wayyištāḥû*", "grammar": { "*wayyāqom*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *qûm* - and he arose", "*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David", "*wayyēṣēʾ*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *yāṣāʾ* - and he went out", "*hammeʿārâ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the cave", "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *qārāʾ* - and he called", "*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Saul", "*lēmōr*": "preposition + infinitive construct - saying", "*ʾădōnî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my lord", "*hammelek*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king", "*wayyabbēṭ*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, Hiphil stem - and he looked", "*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Saul", "*wayyiqōd*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *qādad* - and he bowed down", "*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David", "*ʾappayim*": "noun, masculine dual - face/nostrils", "*ʾarṣāh*": "noun, feminine singular + directional *hê* - to the ground", "*wayyištāḥû*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, Hishtaphel stem - and he prostrated himself" }, "variants": { "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "called/cried out/proclaimed", "*ʾappayim*": "face/nostrils (dual form: both sides of face)", "*wayyištāḥû*": "prostrated himself/bowed down/paid homage" } }
• 1 Sam 24:11-14 : 11 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.24.11", "source": "הִנֵּה֩ הַיּ֨וֹם הַזֶּ֜ה רָא֣וּ עֵינֶ֗יךָ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר נְתָנְךָ֩ יְהוָ֨ה ׀ הַיּ֤וֹם ׀ בְּיָדִי֙ בַּמְּעָרָ֔ה וְאָמַ֥ר לַהֲ‪[t]‬רָגֲךָ֖ וַתָּ֣חָס עָלֶ֑יךָ וָאֹמַ֗ר לֹא־אֶשְׁלַ֤ח יָדִי֙ בַּֽאדֹנִ֔י כִּי־מְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָ֖ה הֽוּא׃", "text": "*Hinnêh* *hayyôm* *hazzeh* *rāʾû* *ʿênêkā* *ʾēt* which *netānekā* *YHWH* *hayyôm* in my hand in *hammeʿārâ* and said to *lahorgākā* and *wattāḥos* upon you and *wāʾōmar* not *ʾešlaḥ* my hand against my *ʾadōnî* because *mešîaḥ* *YHWH* he", "grammar": { "*hinnêh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look", "*hayyôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day", "*hazzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*rāʾû*": "perfect, 3rd common plural - they saw", "*ʿênêkā*": "noun, feminine dual + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*netānekā*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - he gave you", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*hayyôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day", "*hammeʿārâ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the cave", "*lahorgākā*": "preposition + infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to kill you", "*wattāḥos*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it spared", "*wāʾōmar*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 1st person singular - and I said", "*ʾešlaḥ*": "imperfect, 1st person singular - I will send/stretch out", "*ʾadōnî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my lord", "*mešîaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - anointed of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD" }, "variants": { "*rāʾû*": "saw/perceived/witnessed", "*netānekā*": "gave you/delivered you/handed you over", "*wattāḥos*": "spared/had pity/showed compassion", "*ʾešlaḥ*": "will send/stretch out/extend (with hostile intent)", "*mešîaḥ*": "anointed one/messiah" } } 12 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.24.12", "source": "וְאָבִ֣י רְאֵ֔ה גַּ֗ם רְאֵ֛ה אֶת־כְּנַ֥ף מְעִילְךָ֖ בְּיָדִ֑י כִּ֡י בְּכָרְתִי֩ אֶת־כְּנַ֨ף מְעִֽילְךָ֜ וְלֹ֣א הֲרַגְתִּ֗יךָ דַּ֤ע וּרְאֵה֙ כִּי֩ אֵ֨ין בְּיָדִ֜י רָעָ֤ה וָפֶ֙שַׁע֙ וְלֹא־חָטָ֣אתִי לָ֔ךְ וְאַתָּ֛ה צֹדֶ֥ה אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י לְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃", "text": "And my father *reʾēh* also *reʾēh* *ʾet*-*kenap* *meʿîlekā* in my hand because in *bekāretî* *ʾet*-*kenap* *meʿîlekā* and not *hăragtîkā* *daʿ* and *ûreʾēh* that there is not in my hand *rāʿāh* and *wāpešaʿ* and not *ḥāṭāʾtî* to you and you *ṣōdeh* *ʾet*-my *napšî* to take it", "grammar": { "*reʾēh*": "imperative, masculine singular - see/look", "*kenap*": "noun, masculine singular construct - edge/corner of", "*meʿîlekā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your robe", "*bekāretî*": "preposition + infinitive construct + 1st person singular suffix - in my cutting off", "*kenap*": "noun, masculine singular construct - edge/corner of", "*meʿîlekā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your robe", "*hăragtîkā*": "perfect, 1st person singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - I killed you", "*daʿ*": "imperative, masculine singular - know", "*ûreʾēh*": "conjunction + imperative, masculine singular - and see", "*rāʿāh*": "noun, feminine singular - evil/harm", "*wāpešaʿ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and transgression/rebellion", "*ḥāṭāʾtî*": "perfect, 1st person singular - I sinned", "*ṣōdeh*": "participle, masculine singular - hunting/lying in wait for", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my life/soul" }, "variants": { "*kenap*": "edge/corner/skirt/extremity", "*hăragtîkā*": "killed you/slew you (negative: did not kill you)", "*rāʿāh*": "evil/harm/injury/wrongdoing", "*wāpešaʿ*": "transgression/rebellion/sin", "*ṣōdeh*": "hunting/lying in wait for/pursuing", "*napšî*": "life/soul/self" } } 13 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.24.13", "source": "יִשְׁפֹּ֤ט יְהוָה֙ בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֔ךָ וּנְקָמַ֥נִי יְהוָ֖ה מִמֶּ֑ךָּ וְיָדִ֖י לֹ֥א תִֽהְיֶה־בָּֽךְ׃", "text": "*Yišpōṭ* *YHWH* between me and between you and *ûneqāmanî* *YHWH* from you and my hand not *tihyeh*-against you", "grammar": { "*Yišpōṭ*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, Qal stem - he will judge", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*ûneqāmanî*": "conjunction + perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and he will avenge me", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*tihyeh*": "imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it will be" }, "variants": { "*Yišpōṭ*": "will judge/decide/execute judgment", "*ûneqāmanî*": "will avenge me/vindicate me/take vengeance for me", "*tihyeh*": "will be/shall be" } } 14 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.24.14", "source": "כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יֹאמַ֗ר מְשַׁל֙ הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י מֵרְשָׁעִ֖ים יֵ֣צֵא רֶ֑שַׁע וְיָדִ֖י לֹ֥א תִֽהְיֶה־בָּֽךְ׃", "text": "As *yōʾmar* *mešal* *haqqadmōnî* from *rešāʿîm* *yēṣēʾ* *rešaʿ* and my hand not *tihyeh*-against you", "grammar": { "*yōʾmar*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it says/is said", "*mešal*": "noun, masculine singular construct - proverb of", "*haqqadmōnî*": "definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the ancient", "*rešāʿîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wicked men", "*yēṣēʾ*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it goes out/comes forth", "*rešaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - wickedness", "*tihyeh*": "imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it will be" }, "variants": { "*yōʾmar*": "says/is said/tells", "*mešal*": "proverb/saying/parable", "*haqqadmōnî*": "ancient/former/of old", "*rešāʿîm*": "wicked men/evil ones/criminals", "*yēṣēʾ*": "goes out/comes forth/proceeds", "*rešaʿ*": "wickedness/evil/wrongdoing" } }
• Ps 7:3-5 : 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.7.3", "source": "פֶּן־יִטְרֹ֣ף כְּאַרְיֵ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֑י פֹּ֝רֵ֗ק וְאֵ֣ין מַצִּֽיל׃", "text": "*pen*-*yiṭrōp* like-*ʾaryēh* *napshî* *pōrēq* *wəʾên* *maṣṣîl*", "grammar": { "*pen*": "conjunction - lest/otherwise", "*yiṭrōp*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will tear/rend", "*kəʾaryēh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a lion", "*napshî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life", "*pōrēq*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - tearing/rending", "*wəʾên*": "conjunction + particle of negation - and there is no", "*maṣṣîl*": "verb, hiphil participle, masculine singular - deliverer/rescuer" }, "variants": { "*yiṭrōp*": "tear to pieces/rend/maul", "*napshî*": "my soul/my life/myself", "*pōrēq*": "tearing in pieces/breaking/crushing", "*maṣṣîl*": "deliverer/rescuer/one who saves" } } 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.7.4", "source": "יְהוָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהַי אִם־עָשִׂ֣יתִי זֹ֑את אִֽם־יֶשׁ־עָ֥וֶל בְּכַפָּֽי׃", "text": "*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhay* if-*ʿāśîtî* *zōʾt* if-there is-*ʿāwel* in-*kappāy*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾĕlōhay*": "noun, masculine, plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my God", "*ʾim-ʿāśîtî*": "conditional particle + verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - if I have done", "*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this", "*ʾim-yesh-ʿāwel*": "conditional particle + existential particle + noun, masculine singular - if there is iniquity", "*bəkappāy*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - in my hands/palms" }, "variants": { "*ʿāśîtî*": "done/made/committed", "*ʿāwel*": "iniquity/injustice/unrighteousness/wrong", "*kappāy*": "my hands/my palms (figurative for deeds/actions)" } } 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.7.5", "source": "אִם־גָּ֭מַלְתִּי שֽׁוֹלְמִ֥י רָ֑ע וָאֲחַלְּצָ֖ה צוֹרְרִ֣י רֵיקָֽם׃", "text": "if-*gāmaltî* *shôləmî* *rāʿ* *wāʾăḥalləṣāh* *ṣôrərî* *rêqām*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-gāmaltî*": "conditional particle + verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - if I have repaid/rewarded", "*shôləmî*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - one at peace with me/my friend", "*rāʿ*": "noun/adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad", "*wāʾăḥalləṣāh*": "conjunction + verb, piel imperfect, 1st person singular with paragogic he - and I have despoiled/plundered", "*ṣôrərî*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my adversary/enemy", "*rêqām*": "adverb - emptily/without cause" }, "variants": { "*gāmaltî*": "repaid/rewarded/dealt/treated", "*shôləmî*": "one at peace with me/my ally/my friend", "*rāʿ*": "evil/harm/wickedness", "*ʾăḥalləṣāh*": "despoiled/plundered/stripped/rescued", "*ṣôrərî*": "my adversary/my enemy/one who shows hostility to me", "*rêqām*": "emptily/without cause/for nothing" } }
• Ps 35:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.35.7", "source": "כִּֽי־חִנָּ֣ם טָֽמְנוּ־לִ֭י שַׁ֣חַת רִשְׁתָּ֑ם חִ֝נָּ֗ם חָפְר֥וּ לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "*Kî*-*ḥinnām* *ṭāmənû*-*lî* *šaḥat* *rištām*; *ḥinnām* *ḥāpərû* *lə*-*napšî*.", "grammar": { "*Kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ḥinnām*": "adverb - without cause/for no reason", "*ṭāmənû*": "perfect, 3rd person common plural - they hid/concealed", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - for me", "*šaḥat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - pit of", "*rištām*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their net", "*ḥāpərû*": "perfect, 3rd person common plural - they dug", "*lə*": "preposition - for", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul" }, "variants": { "*ḥinnām*": "without cause/gratuitously/for no reason", "*ṭāmənû*": "hid/concealed/laid secretly", "*šaḥat*": "pit/trap/destruction", "*rištām*": "their net/trap", "*ḥāpərû*": "dug/excavated", "*napšî*": "soul/life/self/person" } }
• Ps 69:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.69.4", "source": "יָגַ֣עְתִּי בְקָרְאִי֮ נִחַ֢ר גְּר֫וֹנִ֥י כָּל֥וּ עֵינַ֑י מְ֝יַחֵ֗ל לֵאלֹהָֽי׃", "text": "*yāga'tî* in-*qārĕ'î* *niḥar* *gĕrônî* *kālû* *'ênay* *mĕyaḥēl* to-*'ĕlōhāy*", "grammar": { "*yāga'tî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I am weary", "*qārĕ'î*": "Qal infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition bĕ - in my calling", "*niḥar*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it is parched/dried", "*gĕrônî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my throat", "*kālû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are consumed/spent", "*'ênay*": "feminine dual noun with 1st person singular suffix - my eyes", "*mĕyaḥēl*": "Piel participle, masculine singular - waiting/hoping", "*'ĕlōhāy*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition lĕ - for my God" }, "variants": { "*yāga'tî*": "I am weary/I am exhausted", "*niḥar*": "is parched/dried/inflamed", "*gĕrônî*": "my throat/my neck", "*kālû*": "they fail/they are consumed/they are spent", "*mĕyaḥēl*": "waiting/hoping/expecting", "*'ĕlōhāy*": "my God" } }
• John 8:46 : 46 { "verseID": "John.8.46", "source": "Τίς ἐξ ὑμῶν ἐλέγχει με περὶ ἁμαρτίας; Εἰ δὲ ἀλήθειαν λέγω, διὰ τί ὑμεῖς οὐ πιστεύετέ μοι;", "text": "Who of you *elegchei me* concerning *hamartias*? If *de alētheian legō*, through what *hymeis* not *pisteuete moi*?", "grammar": { "*elegchei*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - convicts/exposes", "*me*": "accusative, singular - me", "*hamartias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - sin", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*alētheian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - truth", "*legō*": "present indicative, 1st singular - I speak/say", "*hymeis*": "nominative, plural - you [plural]", "*pisteuete*": "present indicative, 2nd plural - you believe", "*moi*": "dative, singular - to me" }, "variants": { "*elegchei*": "convicts/exposes/proves guilty", "*hamartias*": "sin/error/missing the mark", "*de*": "but/and/now [contrastive particle]" } }
• John 10:32 : 32 { "verseID": "John.10.32", "source": "Ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Πολλὰ καλὰ ἔργα ἔδειξα ὑμῖν ἐκ τοῦ Πατρός μου· διὰ ποῖον αὐτῶν ἔργον λιθάζετέ με;", "text": "*Apekrithē* to them the *Iēsous*, Many *kala erga edeixa* to you from the *Patros* of me; because of which of them *ergon lithazete* me?", "grammar": { "*Apekrithē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - answered/replied", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*kala*": "accusative, neuter, plural - good/noble", "*erga*": "accusative, neuter, plural - works/deeds", "*edeixa*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I showed/demonstrated", "*Patros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Father", "*ergon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - work/deed", "*lithazete*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you stone" }, "variants": { "*Apekrithē*": "answered/replied/responded", "*Iēsous*": "Jesus", "*kala*": "good/noble/beautiful/excellent", "*erga*": "works/deeds/actions", "*edeixa*": "showed/demonstrated/displayed", "*Patros*": "Father", "*ergon*": "work/deed/action", "*lithazete*": "stone/kill by stoning" } }
• John 18:23 : 23 { "verseID": "John.18.23", "source": "Ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Εἰ κακῶς ἐλάλησα, μαρτύρησον περὶ τοῦ κακοῦ: εἰ δὲ καλῶς, τί με δέρεις;", "text": "*Apekrithē autō ho Iēsous*, If *kakōs elalēsa*, *martyrēson peri tou kakou*: if *de kalōs*, why *me dereis*?", "grammar": { "*Apekrithē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - answered", "*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to him", "*ho Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*Ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*kakōs*": "adverb - evilly/wrongly", "*elalēsa*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I spoke", "*martyrēson*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - testify", "*peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning", "*tou kakou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - the evil", "*ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but", "*kalōs*": "adverb - well/rightly", "*ti*": "interrogative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - why", "*me*": "personal pronoun, accusative, singular - me", "*dereis*": "present active indicative, 2nd person singular - you beat" }, "variants": { "*Apekrithē*": "answered/replied", "*Ei*": "if/whether", "*kakōs*": "evilly/wrongly/improperly", "*elalēsa*": "I spoke/I said", "*martyrēson*": "testify/bear witness/give evidence", "*peri*": "concerning/about/regarding", "*kakou*": "evil/wrong/bad thing", "*de*": "but/and/now", "*kalōs*": "well/rightly/properly", "*ti*": "why/for what reason", "*dereis*": "you beat/you strike/you hit" } }
• 1 Sam 17:29 : 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)" } }