1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:34

³⁴David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
David	דָּוִד֙	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
replied	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Your servant	עַבְדְּךָ֛	‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
has been tending	רֹעֶ֨ה	rō·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
his father’s	לְאָבִ֖יו	lə·’ā·ḇîw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
sheep	בַּצֹּ֑אן	baṣ·ṣōn	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and whenever a lion	הָֽאֲרִי֙	hā·’ă·rî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
or a bear	הַדּ֔וֹב	had·dō·wḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1677 bear
came	וּבָ֤א	ū·ḇā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and carried off	וְנָשָׂ֥א	wə·nā·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
a lamb	שֶׂ֖ה	śeh	Noun - masculine singular	H7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat)
from the flock	מֵהָעֵֽדֶר׃	mê·hā·‘ê·ḏer	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5739 flock, herd

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.