1 Samuel

1 Samuel 14:30

30How much better it would have been if the troops had eaten freely today from the plunder they took from their enemies! Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been much greater?”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
How much better it would have beenאַ֗ף’ap̄ConjunctionH637 also, yea
ifלוּא֩lūPrepositionH3863 if
the troopsהָעָ֔םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
had eaten freelyאָכֹ֨ל’ā·ḵōlVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH398 eat
todayהַיּוֹם֙hay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
from the plunderמִשְּׁלַ֥לmiš·šə·lalPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty
they tookמָצָ֑אmā·ṣāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4672 attain to, find
from their enemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו’ō·yə·ḇāwVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH341 be hostile to
Would notעַתָּ֛ה‘at·tāhAdverbH6258 now
the slaughterמַכָּ֖הmak·kāhNoun - feminine singularH4347 blow, wound, slaughter
of the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃bap·pə·liš·tîmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH6430 Philistine
have been much greaterרָבְתָ֥הrā·ḇə·ṯāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH7235 be, or become, much, many, great

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.