1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 11:5

⁵The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.”

Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The people	יֹשְׁבֵ֤י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of Jebus	יְבוּס֙	yə·ḇūs	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2982 Jebus
said	וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to David	לְדָוִ֔יד	lə·ḏā·wîḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
You will never	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
get in	תָב֖וֹא	ṯā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
here	הֵ֑נָּה	hên·nāh	Adverb	H2008 hither
Nevertheless	דָּוִיד֙	dā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
David	דָּוִיד֙	dā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
captured	וַיִּלְכֹּ֤ד	way·yil·kōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
the fortress	מְצֻדַ֣ת	mə·ṣu·ḏaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4686 net, capture, fastness
of Zion	צִיּ֔וֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
that is	הִ֖יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
the City	עִ֥יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
of David	דָּוִֽיד׃	dā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.