When he turned around and saw me, he called out and I answered, ‘Here I am!’2 Samuel 1:7
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיִּ֥פֶן אַחֲרָ֖יו וַיִּרְאֵ֑נִי וַיִּקְרָ֣א אֵלָ֔י וָאֹמַ֖ר הִנֵּֽנִי׃
- וַיִּ֥פֶןvai.Yi.fen“and he turned”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנָה · “to turn” · Strong's H6437G
- אַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.Rav“behind him”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
- וַיִּרְאֵ֑נִיvai.yir.'E.ni“and he saw me”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- וַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'“and he called”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
- אֵלָ֔י'e.Lai“to me”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- וָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.Mar“and I said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- הִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.ni“here [am] I”Particle, interjection + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)