1 Samuel 2:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to them, "Whyלָ֥מָּה
(lam·mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
do you doתַעֲשׂ֖וּן
(ta·'a·sun)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
suchהָאֵ֑לֶּה
(ha·'el·leh;)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
things,כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים
(kad·de·va·rim)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
the evilרָעִ֔ים
(ra·'im,)
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa
thingsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֣ם
(div·rei·chem)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
that I hearשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙
(sho·me·a')
8085: to heara prim. root
from allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
theseאֵֽלֶּה׃
(el·leh.)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
people?הָעָ֥ם
(ha·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto them Why do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
ye such things
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
for I hear
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
of your evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
dealings
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
by all this people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He said to them, "Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people?

King James Bible
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He said to them, "Why are you doing these things? I have heard about your evil actions from all these people.

International Standard Version
"Why are you doing these things that I'm hearing about?" he asked his sons, "These reports about your evil deeds are coming from all these people!

NET Bible
He said to them, "Why do you behave in this way? For I hear about these evil things from all these people.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So he asked them, "Why are you doing such things? I hear about your wicked ways from all these people.

King James 2000 Bible
And he said unto them, Why do you such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all these people.
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