1 Samuel

1 Samuel 13:8

⁸And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert Saul.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַיִּיחֶל	way·yī·ḥɛl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3176 wait
seven	שִׁבְעַ֣ת	šiḇ·‘aṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7651 seven
days	יָמִ֗ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
for the time appointed	לַמּוֹעֵד֙	lam·mō·w·‘êḏ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting
by	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
but Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
did not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
come	בָ֥א	ḇā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Gilgal	הַגִּלְגָּ֑ל	hag·gil·gāl	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1537 Gilgal
and the troops	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
began to desert	וַיָּ֥פֶץ	way·yā·p̄eṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6327 be dispersed, scattered

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.