1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:10

¹⁰Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day! Give me a man to fight!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the Philistine	הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י	hap·pə·liš·tî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6430 Philistine
said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I	אֲנִ֗י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
defy	חֵרַ֛פְתִּי	ḥê·rap̄·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H2778 reproach
the ranks	מַעַרְכ֥וֹת	ma·‘ar·ḵō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4634 row, rank, battle-line
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
this	הַזֶּ֑ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
day	הַיּ֣וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
Give	תְּנוּ־	tə·nū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
me	לִ֣י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
a man	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
to fight	וְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖ה	wə·nil·lā·ḥă·māh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H3898 fight, do battle

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.