1 Samuel
1 Samuel 17:13
13The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The three | שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת | šə·lō·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| older | הַגְּדֹלִ֔ים | hag·gə·ḏō·lîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H1419 great |
| sons | בְּנֵֽי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Jesse | יִשַׁי֙ | yi·šay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3448 Jishai |
| had followed | הָלְכ֥וּ | hā·lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| Saul | שָׁא֖וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| into battle | לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה | lam·mil·ḥā·māh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| The firstborn | הַבְּכ֗וֹר | hab·bə·ḵō·wr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1060 first-born |
| Eliab | אֱלִיאָ֣ב | ’ĕ·lî·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H446 Eliab |
| the second | וּמִשְׁנֵ֙הוּ֙ | ū·miš·nê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4932 double, copy, second |
| Abinadab | אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב | ’ă·ḇî·nā·ḏāḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H41 Abinadab |
| and the third | וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖י | wə·haš·šə·li·šî | Conjunctive waw, Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7992 third |
| Shammah | שַׁמָּֽה׃ | šam·māh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8048 Shammah |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.