1 Samuel

1 Samuel 14:52

⁵²And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the war	הַמִּלְחָמָה֙	ham·mil·ḥā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
with	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
was	וַתְּהִ֤י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
fierce	חֲזָקָ֣ה	ḥă·zā·qāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2389 strong, stout, mighty
for all	כֹּ֖ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the days	יְמֵ֣י	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of Saul	שָׁא֑וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
So whenever	שָׁא֜וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
noticed	וְרָאָ֨ה	wə·rā·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
any	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
strong	גִּבּוֹר֙	gib·bō·wr	Adjective - masculine singular	H1368 strong, mighty
or brave	חַ֔יִל	ḥa·yil	Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
man	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
would enlist him	וַיַּאַסְפֵ֖הוּ	way·ya·’as·p̄ê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H622 gather, remove

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.