1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 14:15
15As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move out to battle, because this will mean that God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As soon as | וִ֠יהִי | wî·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| you hear | כְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞ | kə·šā·mə·‘ă·ḵā | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| the sound | ק֤וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of marching | הַצְּעָדָה֙ | haṣ·ṣə·‘ā·ḏāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H6807 marching |
| in the tops | בְּרָאשֵׁ֣י | bə·rā·šê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H7218 head |
| of the balsam trees | הַבְּכָאִ֔ים | hab·bə·ḵā·’îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1057 balsam-tree |
| move out | תֵּצֵ֣א | tê·ṣê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| to battle | בַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה | ḇam·mil·ḥā·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| because this will mean that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| God | הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| has gone out | יָצָ֤א | yā·ṣā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| before you | לְפָנֶ֔יךָ | lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| to strike | לְהַכּ֖וֹת | lə·hak·kō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5221 smite |
| the camp | מַחֲנֵ֥ה | ma·ḥă·nêh | Noun - common singular construct | H4264 encampment, camp |
| of the Philistines | פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ | p̄ə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 13:4 · Acts 2:2 · 2 Kings 19:7 · Philippians 2:12–13 · Micah 2:12–13 · Isaiah 45:1–2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.