1 Samuel

1 Samuel 14:36

³⁶And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!”

“Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied.

But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Saul	שָׁא֡וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Let us go down	נֵרְדָ֣ה	nê·rə·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
after	אַחֲרֵי֩	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֨ים׀	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
by night	לַ֜יְלָה	lay·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
and plunder	וְֽנָבֹ֥זָה	wə·nā·ḇō·zāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H962 spoil, plunder
them	בָהֶ֣ם׀	ḇā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
dawn	א֣וֹר	’ō·wr	Noun - common singular construct	H216 light
leaving	נַשְׁאֵ֤ר	naš·’êr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - first person common plural	H7604 remain, be left over
no	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
man	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
Do	עֲשֵׂ֑הס	ʿă·śē·hs	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
what	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
seems good	הַטּ֥וֹב	haṭ·ṭō·wḇ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
to you	בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ	bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
the troops replied	וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
But the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֔ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
We must consult	נִקְרְבָ֥ה	niq·rə·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H7126 come near, approach
God	הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
here	הֲלֹ֖ם	hă·lōm	Adverb	H1988 of place, hither

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.