1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:42

⁴²When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a boy, ruddy and handsome.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the Philistine	הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛י	hap·pə·liš·tî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6430 Philistine
looked	וַיַּבֵּ֧ט	way·yab·bêṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5027 look
and saw	וַיִּרְאֶ֥ה	way·yir·’eh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
David	דָּוִ֖ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
he despised him	וַיִּבְזֵ֑הוּ	way·yiḇ·zê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H959 despise
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he was	הָיָ֣ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
just a boy	נַ֔עַר	na·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
ruddy	וְאַדְמֹנִ֖י	wə·’aḏ·mō·nî	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H132 red, ruddy
and	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
handsome	יְפֵ֥ה	yə·p̄êh	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H3303 fair, beautiful

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.