1 Samuel
1 Samuel 13:19
19And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And no | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| blacksmith | וְחָרָשׁ֙ | wə·ḥā·rāš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2796 graver, artificer |
| could be found | יִמָּצֵ֔א | yim·mā·ṣê | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| in all | בְּכֹ֖ל | bə·ḵōl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the land | אֶ֣רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the Philistines | פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | p̄ə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| had said | אָמַר | ʾå̄·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| The Hebrews | הָעִבְרִ֔ים | hā·‘iḇ·rîm | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H5680 Hebrew |
| must not be allowed | פֶּ֚ן | pen | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| to make | יַעֲשׂ֣וּ | ya·‘ă·śū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| swords | חֶ֖רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| or | א֥וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| spears | חֲנִֽית׃ | ḥă·nîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H2595 spear |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.