1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 11:6
6Now David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.”
And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now David | דָּוִ֔יד | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| had said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Whoever | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| is the first | בָּרִ֣אשׁוֹנָ֔ה | bā·ri·šō·w·nāh | Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7223 former, first, chief |
| to strike down | מַכֵּ֤ה | mak·kêh | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | H5221 smite |
| a Jebusite | יְבוּסִי֙ | yə·ḇū·sî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2983 Jebusite, Jebusites |
| will become | יִהְיֶ֥ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| chief | וּלְשָׂ֑ר | ū·lə·śār | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| commander | לְרֹ֖אשׁ | lə·rōš | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H7218 head |
| And Joab | יוֹאָ֥ב | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Zeruiah | צְרוּיָ֖ה | ṣə·rū·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6870 Tserujah |
| went up | וַיַּ֧עַל | way·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| first | בָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֛ה | bā·ri·šō·w·nāh | Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7223 former, first, chief |
| and he became | וַיְהִ֥י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the chief | לְרֹֽאשׁ׃ | lə·rōš | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H7218 head |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.