1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:2

²Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Saul	וְשָׁא֤וּל	wə·šā·’ūl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
and the men	וְאִֽישׁ־	wə·’îš-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
assembled	נֶאֶסְפ֔וּ	ne·’es·p̄ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H622 gather, remove
and camped	וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ	way·ya·ḥă·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2583 decline, bend down, encamp
in the Valley	בְּעֵ֣מֶק	bə·‘ê·meq	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6010 vale
of Elah	הָאֵלָ֑ה	hā·’ê·lāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H425 Elah
arraying themselves	וַיַּעַרְכ֥וּ	way·ya·‘ar·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6186 arrange or set in order
for battle	מִלְחָמָ֖ה	mil·ḥā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
against	לִקְרַ֥את	liq·raṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7122 encounter, befall
the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.