1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:1

¹Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
gathered	וַיַּאַסְפ֨וּ	way·ya·’as·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H622 gather, remove
their forces	מַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙	ma·ḥă·nê·hem	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4264 encampment, camp
for war	לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה	lam·mil·ḥā·māh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
at Socoh	שֹׂכֹ֖ה	śō·ḵōh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7755 in Judah:
in Judah	לִיהוּדָ֑ה	lî·hū·ḏāh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
and they camped	וַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּ	way·ya·ḥă·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2583 decline, bend down, encamp
between	בֵּין־	bên-	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
Socoh	שׂוֹכֹ֥ה	śō·w·ḵōh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7755 in Judah:
and Azekah	עֲזֵקָ֖ה	‘ă·zê·qāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5825 Azekah
in Ephes-dammim	דַּמִּֽים׃	dam·mîm	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H658 Ephes-Dammim

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.