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.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And noלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
blacksmithוְחָרָשׁ֙wə·ḥā·rāšConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH2796 graver, artificer
could be foundיִמָּצֵ֔אyim·mā·ṣêVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH4672 attain to, find
in allבְּכֹ֖לbə·ḵōlPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the landאֶ֣רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
becauseכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםp̄ə·liš·tîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH6430 Philistine
had saidאָמַרʾå̄·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH559 utter, say
The Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֔יםhā·‘iḇ·rîmArticle; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH5680 Hebrew
must not be allowedפֶּ֚ןpenConjunctionH6435 lest
to makeיַעֲשׂ֣וּya·‘ă·śūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6213 do, make
swordsחֶ֖רֶבḥe·reḇNoun - feminine singularH2719 sword
orא֥וֹ’ōwConjunctionH176 or
spearsחֲנִֽית׃ḥă·nîṯNoun - feminine singularH2595 spear

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