Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see that the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?1 Samuel 21:14
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אָכִ֖ישׁ אֶל־עֲבָדָ֑יו הִנֵּ֤ה תִרְאוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִשְׁתַּגֵּ֔עַ לָ֛מָּה תָּבִ֥יאוּ אֹת֖וֹ אֵלָֽי׃
- וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אָכִ֖ישׁ'a.Khish“Achish”Noun, proper name of a man · from אָכִישׁ · “Achish” · Strong's H0397
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- עֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.Dav“servants his”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
- הִנֵּ֤הhi.Neh“there!”Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
- תִרְאוּ֙tir.'U“you see”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- אִ֣ישׁ'ish“a man”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
- מִשְׁתַּגֵּ֔עַmish.ta.Ge.a'“behaving like a madman”Verb, hithpael, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁגַע · “be mad” · Strong's H7696
- לָ֛מָּהLa.mah“<to> why?”Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- תָּבִ֥יאוּta.Vi.'u“do you bring”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “bring” · Strong's H0935P
- אֹת֖וֹ'o.To“<obj.> him”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- אֵלָֽי׃'e.Lai“to me”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)