1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:11

¹¹On hearing the words of the Philistine, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and greatly afraid.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On hearing	וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע	way·yiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
the	הָאֵ֑לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
words	דִּבְרֵ֥י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of the Philistine	הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י	hap·pə·liš·tî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6430 Philistine
Saul	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
were dismayed	וַיֵּחַ֥תּוּ	way·yê·ḥat·tū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2865 be shattered, dismayed
and greatly	מְאֹֽד׃פ	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
afraid	וַיִּֽרְא֖וּ	way·yir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3372 fear

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