1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:12

¹²Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.^d

Footnotes

d 17:12 LXX and Syriac; Hebrew he had become advanced among men

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now David	וְדָוִד֩	wə·ḏā·wiḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
was the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of a man	אִ֨ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
named	וּשְׁמ֣וֹ	ū·šə·mōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
Jesse	יִשַׁ֔י	yi·šay	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3448 Jishai
an Ephrathite	אֶפְרָתִ֜י	’ep̄·rā·ṯî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H673 Ephrathite
from Bethlehem	לֶ֙חֶם֙	le·ḥem	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1035 Beth-Lechem
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
who had	וְל֖וֹ	wə·lōw	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular
eight	שְׁמֹנָ֣ה	šə·mō·nāh	Number - masculine singular	H8083 eight
sons	בָנִ֑ים	ḇā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
And in the days	בִּימֵ֣י	bî·mê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of Saul	שָׁא֔וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
was old	זָקֵ֖ן	zā·qên	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2204 be or become old
and well along	בָּ֥א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go

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Genesis 35:19 · 1 Samuel 16:10–11 · 1 Samuel 16:18 · Ruth 4:22 · 1 Chronicles 2:13–16 · 1 Samuel 17:58 · Matthew 2:6 · Matthew 1:6 · 1 Samuel 16:1 · Luke 3:31–32

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.