1 Samuel
1 Samuel 10:23
23So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So they ran | וַיָּרֻ֙צוּ֙ | way·yā·ru·ṣū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7323 run |
| and brought | וַיִּקָּחֻ֣הוּ | way·yiq·qā·ḥu·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| and when he stood | וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖ב | way·yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3320 set or station oneself, take one's stand |
| among | בְּת֣וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the people | הָעָ֑ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| he was a head | מִשִּׁכְמ֖וֹ | miš·šiḵ·mōw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7926 shoulder |
| taller | וַיִּגְבַּהּ֙ | way·yiḡ·bah | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1361 be high, exalted |
| than any | מִכָּל־ | mik·kāl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| of the others | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.