1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:36

³⁶Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your servant	עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ	‘aḇ·de·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
has killed	הִכָּ֣ה	hik·kāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
lions	הָאֲרִ֛י	hā·’ă·rî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
and	גַּ֧ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
bears	הַדּ֖וֹב	had·dō·wḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1677 bear
this	הַזֶּה֙	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
uncircumcised	הֶעָרֵ֤ל	he·‘ā·rêl	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6189 having foreskin
Philistine	הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨י	hap·pə·liš·tî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6430 Philistine
will be	וְֽ֠הָיָה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like one	כְּאַחַ֣ד	kə·’a·ḥaḏ	Preposition-k; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
of them	מֵהֶ֔ם	mê·hem	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he has defied	חֵרֵ֔ף	ḥê·rêp̄	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2778 reproach
the armies	מַעַרְכֹ֖ת	ma·‘ar·ḵōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4634 row, rank, battle-line
of the living	חַיִּֽים׃ס	ḥay·yîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
God	אֱלֹהִ֥ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.