1 Samuel

1 Samuel 16:4

⁴So Samuel did what the LORD had said and went to Bethlehem. When the elders of the town met him, they trembled and asked, “Do you come in peace?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
did	וַיַּ֣עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
what	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had said	דִּבֶּ֣ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
and went	וַיָּבֹ֖א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Bethlehem	לָ֑חֶם	lā·ḥem	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1035 Beth-Lechem
When the elders	זִקְנֵ֤י	ziq·nê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2205 old
of the town	הָעִיר֙	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
met him	לִקְרָאת֔וֹ	liq·rā·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H7122 encounter, befall
they trembled	וַיֶּחֶרְד֞וּ	way·ye·ḥer·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2729 tremble, be terrified
and asked	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Do you come	בּוֹאֶֽךָ׃	bō·w·’e·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
in peace	שָׁלֹ֥ם	šā·lōm	Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

Cross-references

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1 Kings 2:13 · Luke 5:8 · 1 Chronicles 12:17–18 · 1 Samuel 21:1 · 2 Kings 9:22 · 1 Kings 17:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.