1 Samuel

1 Samuel 16:21

²¹When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul loved him very much, and David became his armor-bearer.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When David	דָוִד֙	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
came	וַיָּבֹ֤א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Saul	שָׁא֔וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
and entered his service	וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד	way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
Saul loved him	וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֣הֽוּ	way·ye·’ĕ·hā·ḇê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H157 love
very much	מְאֹ֔ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
and David became	וַֽיְהִי־	way·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
his	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
armor-bearer	נֹשֵׂ֥א	nō·śê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H5375 lift, take, carry

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