1 Samuel 12:17
Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”
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ASV
Is it not wheat harvest to-day? I will call unto Jehovah, that he may send thunder and rain; and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of Jehovah, in asking you a king.
KJV
Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking you a king.
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Commentary
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22 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| הֲל֤וֹא | ha.Lo' | ¿ not | H3808 → |
| קְצִיר־ | ke.tzir- | [is] [the] harvest of | H7105 → |
| חִטִּים֙ | chi.Tim | wheat<s> | H2406 → |
| הַיּ֔וֹם | hai.Yom | this day | H3117 → |
| אֶקְרָא֙ | 'ek.Ra' | I will call out | H7121 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| וְיִתֵּ֥ן | ve.yi.Ten | so he may give | H5414 → |
| קֹל֖וֹת | ko.Lot | thunder claps | H6963 → |
| וּמָטָ֑ר | u.ma.Tar | and rain | H4306 → |
| וּדְע֣וּ | u.de.'U | and know | H3045 → |
| וּרְא֗וּ | u.re.'U | and see | H7200 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → |
| רָעַתְכֶ֤ם | ra.'at.Khem | evil your | H7451 → |
| רַבָּה֙ | ra.Bah | [is] great | H7227 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| עֲשִׂיתֶם֙ | 'a.si.Tem | you have done | H6213 → |
| בְּעֵינֵ֣י | be.'ei.Nei | in [the] eyes of | H5869 → |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| לִשְׁא֥וֹל | lish.'ol | by asking | H7592 → |
| לָכֶ֖ם | la.Khem | for <the> yourselves | |
| מֶֽלֶךְ׃ ס | Me.lekh | a king | H4428 → |
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