Acts 22:7

New Testament • 8 words with Strong's data

"And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?"

Word-by-Word Analysis

And I

נָפַל

nâphal

H5307

to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

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unto the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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and

שָׁמַע

shâmaʻ

H8085

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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a

קוֹל

qôwl

H6963

a voice or sound

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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unto me

שָׁאוּל

Shâʼûwl

H7586

Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites

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שָׁאוּל

Shâʼûwl

H7586

Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites

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why

διώκω

diṓkō

G1377

compare the base of G1169 (δειλός) and G1249 (διάκονος)); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute

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thou me

Key Terms in This Verse

persecutest G1377

διώκω diṓkō

compare the base of G1169 (δειλός) and G1249 (διάκονος)); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute

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ground H776

אֶרֶץ ʼerets

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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fell H5307

נָפַל nâphal

to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

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Saul H7586

שָׁאוּל Shâʼûwl

Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites

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Saul H7586

שָׁאוּל Shâʼûwl

Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites

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voice H6963

קוֹל qôwl

a voice or sound

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heard H8085

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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saying H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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Cross References

Jeremiah 2:9 cross-reference

Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children’s children will I plead.

Matthew 25:45 cross-reference

Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

1 Timothy 1:13 cross-reference

Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

Genesis 3:9 cross-reference

And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

Genesis 22:1 cross-reference

And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

1 Samuel 3:10 cross-reference

And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

Jeremiah 2:5 cross-reference

Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?

Exodus 3:4 cross-reference

And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

Genesis 22:11 cross-reference

And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

Genesis 16:8 cross-reference

And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

Matthew 27:23 cross-reference

And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

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