1 Kings
1 Kings 20:27
27The Israelites also mobilized, gathered supplies, and marched out to meet them.
The Israelites camped before them like two small flocks of goats, while the Arameans covered the countryside.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Israelites | וּבְנֵ֣י | ū·ḇə·nê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| also mobilized | הָתְפָּקְדוּ֙ | hā·ṯə·pā·qə·ḏū | Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| gathered supplies | וְכָלְכְּל֔וּ | wə·ḵā·lə·kə·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3557 comprehend, contain |
| and marched out | וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ | way·yê·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to meet them | לִקְרָאתָ֑ם | liq·rā·ṯām | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H7122 encounter, befall |
| The Israelites | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| camped | וַיַּחֲנ֨וּ | way·ya·ḥă·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2583 decline, bend down, encamp |
| before them | נֶגְדָּ֗ם | neḡ·dām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
| like two | כִּשְׁנֵי֙ | kiš·nê | Preposition-k; Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| small flocks | חֲשִׂפֵ֣י | ḥă·śi·p̄ê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H2835 drawn off, separated, small company |
| of goats | עִזִּ֔ים | ‘iz·zîm | Noun - feminine plural | H5795 she-goat |
| while the Arameans | וַאֲרָ֖ם | wa·’ă·rām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| covered | מִלְא֥וּ | mil·’ū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H4390 be full, fill |
| the countryside | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.