1 Samuel

1 Samuel 11:4

⁴When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and relayed these words in the hearing of the people, they all wept aloud.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the messengers	הַמַּלְאָכִים֙	ham·mal·’ā·ḵîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4397 messenger
came	וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Gibeah	גִּבְעַ֣ת	giḇ·‘aṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1390 Gibah
of Saul	שָׁא֔וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
and relayed	וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ	way·ḏab·bə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1696 speak
these words	הַדְּבָרִ֖ים	had·də·ḇā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
in the hearing	בְּאָזְנֵ֣י	bə·’ā·zə·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct	H241 ear
of the people	הָעָ֑ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
they all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
wept	וַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃	way·yiḇ·kū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1058 weep, bewail
aloud	וַיִּשְׂא֧וּ	way·yiś·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.