1 Samuel
1 Samuel 17:26
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?”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.