1 Samuel 12:24

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Only fear the LORD, 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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King James 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 viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider 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 heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. 3 The LORD 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 the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
Eccl 12:13 : 13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: 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 the LORD 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, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Ps 119:80 : 80 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
Ezra 9:13-14 : 13 And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this; 14 Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?
Prov 1:7 : 7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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