Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 559 [e] וַיֹּ֕אמֶר way-yō-mer And he said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 5750 [e] בְּעוֹד֙ bə-‘ō-wḏ while was Prep-b | Adv 3206 [e] הַיֶּ֣לֶד hay-ye-leḏ the child Art | N-ms 2416 [e] חַ֔י ḥay, alive Adj-ms 6684 [e] צַ֖מְתִּי ṣam-tî I fasted V-Qal-Perf-1cs 1058 [e] וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑ה wā-’eḇ-keh; and wept Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs 3588 [e] כִּ֤י kî for Conj 559 [e] אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ ’ā-mar-tî I said V-Qal-Perf-1cs 4310 [e] מִ֣י mî who Interrog 3045 [e] יוֹדֵ֔עַ yō-w-ḏê-a‘, can tell [whether] V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms   [יחנני] [yə-ḥān-na-nî - Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular :: first person common singular V-Qal-Imperf-3ms | 1cs   ḵ]   2603 [e] (וְחַנַּ֥נִי) (wə-ḥan-na-nî will be gracious to me Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms | 1cs2   q)   3068 [e] יְהוָ֖ה Yah-weh Yahweh N-proper-ms 2416 [e] וְחַ֥י wə-ḥay that may live Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms 3206 [e] הַיָּֽלֶד׃ hay-yā-leḏ. the child Art | N-ms

New American Standard Bible
He said, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, 'Who knows, the LORD may be gracious to me, that the child may live.'

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 to me, that the child may live?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He answered, "While the baby was alive, I fasted and wept because I thought, 'Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.'

I fasted

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