1 Kings
1 Kings 20:29
29For seven days the armies camped opposite each other, and on the seventh day the battle ensued, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans— a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For seven | שִׁבְעַ֣ת | šiḇ·‘aṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7651 seven |
| days | יָמִ֑ים | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| camped | וַֽיַּחֲנ֧וּ | way·ya·ḥă·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2583 decline, bend down, encamp |
| opposite each other | אֵ֦לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| and | וַיְהִ֣י׀ | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| on the seventh | הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י | haš·šə·ḇî·‘î | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7637 seventh |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| the battle | הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה | ham·mil·ḥā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| ensued | וַתִּקְרַב֙ | wat·tiq·raḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7126 come near, approach |
| and the Israelites | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| struck down | וַיַּכּ֨וּ | way·yak·kū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5221 smite |
| the Arameans | אֲרָ֛ם | ’ă·rām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| a hundred | מֵאָה־ | mê·’āh- | Number - feminine singular | H3967 hundred |
| thousand | אֶ֥לֶף | ’e·lep̄ | Number - masculine singular | H505 thousand |
| foot soldiers | רַגְלִ֖י | raḡ·lî | Adjective - masculine singular | H7273 on foot |
| in one | אֶחָֽד׃ | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| day | בְּי֥וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.