1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:25–26

²⁵Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”

²⁶David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”

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1 Samuel 17:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now the men	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
had been saying	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Do you see how	הַרְּאִיתֶם֙	har·rə·’î·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H7200 see
this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
man	הָאִ֤ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
keeps coming out	הָֽעֹלֶה֙	hā·‘ō·leh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to defy	לְחָרֵ֥ף	lə·ḥā·rêp̄	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H2778 reproach
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
To the man	הָאִ֨ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
kills him	יַכֶּ֜נּוּ	yak·ken·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
the king	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
will give	יַעְשְׁרֶ֥נּוּ	ya‘·šə·ren·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6238 be or become rich
great	גָּד֗וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
riches	עֹ֣שֶׁר	‘ō·šer	Noun - masculine singular	H6239 be or become rich
And	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
he will give	יִתֶּן־	yit·ten-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
him	ל֔וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
his daughter in marriage	בִּתּוֹ֙	bit·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1323 daughter
and	וְאֵת֙	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
exempt	יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
his father’s	אָבִ֔יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
from taxation	חָפְשִׁ֖י	ḥā·p̄ə·šî	Adjective - masculine singular	H2670 free
in Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

1 Samuel 17:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
David	דָּוִ֗ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
asked	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֞ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
who were standing	הָעֹמְדִ֣ים	hā·‘ō·mə·ḏîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
with him	עִמּוֹ֮	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
will be done	יֵּעָשֶׂ֗ה	yê·‘ā·śeh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
for the man	לָאִישׁ֙	lā·’îš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
kills	יַכֶּה֙	yak·keh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
this	הַלָּ֔ז	hal·lāz	Pronoun - masculine singular	H1975 this
Philistine	הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣י	hap·pə·liš·tî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6430 Philistine
and removes	וְהֵסִ֥יר	wə·hê·sîr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
this disgrace	חֶרְפָּ֖ה	ḥer·pāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2781 reproach
from	מֵעַ֣ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Just who	מִ֗י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
is this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
uncircumcised	הֶֽעָרֵל֙	he·‘ā·rêl	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6189 having foreskin
Philistine	הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֤י	hap·pə·liš·tî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6430 Philistine
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he should defy	חֵרֵ֔ף	ḥê·rêp̄	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2778 reproach
the armies	מַעַרְכ֖וֹת	ma·‘ar·ḵō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4634 row, rank, battle-line
of the living	חַיִּֽים׃	ḥay·yîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
God	אֱלֹהִ֥ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God

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1 Samuel 17:25 Joshua 15:16 · Revelation 2:7 · Revelation 3:12

1 Samuel 17:26 Deuteronomy 5:26 · 1 Samuel 11:2 · 1 Samuel 17:36 · 1 Samuel 17:10 · 1 Samuel 14:6 · 2 Kings 19:4 · Joshua 7:8–9 · Psalm 44:13 · Daniel 9:16 · Nehemiah 5:9 · Jeremiah 10:10

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