1 Samuel 23:20

Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”
1 Samuel 23:20
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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)

וְ֠עַתָּה לְכָל־אַוַּ֨ת נַפְשְׁךָ֥ הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ לָרֶ֖דֶת רֵ֑ד וְלָ֥נוּ הַסְגִּיר֖וֹ בְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

  1. וְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tah“and now”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  2. לְכָל־le.khol“to all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  3. אַוַּ֨ת'a.Vat“[the] desire of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אַוָּה · “desire” · Strong's H0185
  4. נַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.Kha“self your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
  5. הַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekh“O king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  6. לָרֶ֖דֶתla.Re.det“to come down”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
  7. רֵ֑דRed“come down”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
  8. וְלָ֥נוּve.La.nu“and [belongs] to <the> us”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from Op1c · “us” · Strong's H9035
  9. הַסְגִּיר֖וֹhas.gi.Ro“to deliver up him”
    Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from סָגַר · “to shut” · Strong's H5462
  10. בְּיַ֥דbe.Yad“in [the] hand of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “power” · Strong's H3027H
  11. הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)