God & Savior

1 Samuel 4:20

As she was dying, the women attending to her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son!” But she did not respond or pay any heed.
1 Samuel 4:20
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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)

וּכְעֵ֣ת מוּתָ֗הּ וַתְּדַבֵּ֙רְנָה֙ הַנִּצָּב֣וֹת עָלֶ֔יהָ אַל־תִּֽירְאִ֖י כִּ֣י בֵ֣ן יָלָ֑דְתְּ וְלֹ֥א עָנְתָ֖ה וְלֹא־שָׁ֥תָה לִבָּֽהּ׃

  1. וּכְעֵ֣תu.khe.'Et“and about [the] time of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  2. מוּתָ֗הּmu.Tah“dying she”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  3. וַתְּדַבֵּ֙רְנָה֙va.te.da.Be.re.nah“and they spoke”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  4. הַנִּצָּב֣וֹתha.ni.tza.Vot“those [who] were standing”
    Definite article + Verb, niphal, participle (active), feminine, plural, absolute · from נָצַב · “to stand” · Strong's H5324
  5. עָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.ha“over her”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  6. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  7. תִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'I“you be afraid”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from יָרֵא · “frightening(DANGER)” · Strong's H3372G
  8. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  9. בֵ֣ןven“a son”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  10. יָלָ֑דְתְּya.La.det“you have borne”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
  11. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  12. עָנְתָ֖ה'a.ne.Tah“she answered”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
  13. וְלֹא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  14. שָׁ֥תָהSha.tah“she set”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שִׁית · “consider” · Strong's H7896K
  15. לִבָּֽהּ׃li.Bah“heart her”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)