“May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.1 Samuel 23:21
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל בְּרוּכִ֥ים אַתֶּ֖ם לַֽיהוָ֑ה כִּ֥י חֲמַלְתֶּ֖ם עָלָֽי׃
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- שָׁא֔וּלsha.'Ul“Saul”Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
- בְּרוּכִ֥יםbe.ru.Khim“[be] blessed”Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, plural, absolute · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
- אַתֶּ֖ם'a.Tem“you”Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַתֶּם · “you(m.p.)” · Strong's H0859D
- לַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.weh“by Yahweh”Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- כִּ֥יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- חֲמַלְתֶּ֖םcha.mal.Tem“you have had compassion”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from חָמַל · “to spare” · Strong's H2550
- עָלָֽי׃'a.Lai“on me”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)