1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:39

³⁹David strapped his sword over the tunic and tried to walk, but he was not accustomed to them.

“I cannot walk in these,” David said to Saul. “I am not accustomed to them.” So David took them off.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
David	דָּוִ֣ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
strapped	וַיַּחְגֹּ֣ר	way·yaḥ·gōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself
his sword	חַ֠רְבּוֹ	ḥar·bōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2719 sword
over	מֵעַ֨ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the tunic	לְמַדָּ֜יו	lə·mad·dāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4055 measure
and tried	וַיֹּ֣אֶל	way·yō·’el	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2974 shew willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake
to walk	לָלֶכֶת֮	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
but	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he was not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
accustomed	נִסָּה֒	nis·sāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5254 test, try
I cannot	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
walk	לָלֶ֥כֶת	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
in these	בָּאֵ֖לֶּה	bā·’êl·leh	Preposition-b; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
David	דָּוִ֜ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Saul	שָׁא֗וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
I am not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
accustomed	נִסִּ֑יתִי	nis·sî·ṯî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H5254 test, try
So David	דָּוִ֖ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
took them	וַיְסִרֵ֥ם	way·si·rêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5493 turn aside
off	מֵעָלָֽיו׃	mê·‘ā·lāw	Preposition-m; third person masculine singular	H5921 height

Cross-references

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2 Corinthians 10:4–5 · Zechariah 4:6 · Hosea 1:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.