Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleDavid answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’ Young's Literal Translation And he saith, ‘While the lad is alive I have fasted, and weep, for I said, Who knoweth?—Jehovah doth pity me, and the lad hath lived; King James Bible And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell [whether] GOD will be gracious {08675;02603:08762} to me, that the child may live? Hebrew [David] answered,וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “While בְּעוֹד֙ (bə·‘ō·wḏ) Preposition-b | Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more the child הַיֶּ֣לֶד (hay·ye·leḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring was alive, חַ֔י (ḥay) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life I fasted צַ֖מְתִּי (ṣam·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 6684: To abstain from food, fast and wept, וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑ה (wā·’eḇ·keh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan for כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I said, אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ (’ā·mar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘Who מִ֣י (mî) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix knows? יוֹדֵ֔עַ (yō·w·ḏê·a‘) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know The LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel may be gracious וְחַנַּ֥נִי (wə·ḥan·na·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 2603: To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore to me הַיָּֽלֶד׃ (hay·yā·leḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring and let him live.’ וְחַ֥י (wə·ḥay) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life |
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