God & Savior

1 Samuel 21:15

Am I in need of madmen, that you have brought this man to rave in my presence? Must this man come into my house?”
1 Samuel 21:15
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

חֲסַ֤ר מְשֻׁגָּעִים֙ אָ֔נִי כִּי־הֲבֵאתֶ֣ם אֶת־זֶ֔ה לְהִשְׁתַּגֵּ֖עַ עָלָ֑י הֲזֶ֖ה יָב֥וֹא אֶל־בֵּיתִֽי׃ ס

  1. חֲסַ֤רcha.Sar“lacking of”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from חָסֵר · “lacking” · Strong's H2638
  2. מְשֻׁגָּעִים֙me.shu.ga.'Im“madmen”
    Verb, pual, participle (passive), masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁגַע · “be mad” · Strong's H7696
  3. אָ֔נִי'A.ni“[am] I?”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  4. כִּי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  5. הֲבֵאתֶ֣םha.ve.Tem“you have brought”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “bring” · Strong's H0935P
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. זֶ֔הZeh“this one”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  8. לְהִשְׁתַּגֵּ֖עַle.hish.ta.Ge.a'“to behave like a madman”
    Preposition + Verb, hithpael, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁגַע · “be mad” · Strong's H7696
  9. עָלָ֑י'a.Lai“on me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  10. הֲזֶ֖הha.Zeh“¿ this one”
    Particle, interrogative + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  11. יָב֥וֹאya.Vo'“will he come”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  12. אֶל־'el-“into”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  13. בֵּיתִֽי׃ סbei.Ti“house my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)