1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:43

⁴³“Am I a dog,” he said to David, “that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Am I	אָנֹ֔כִי	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
a dog	הֲכֶ֣לֶב	hă·ḵe·leḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3611 dog
he	הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙	hap·pə·liš·tî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6430 Philistine
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
David	דָּוִ֔ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	אַתָּ֥ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
come	בָֽא־	ḇā-	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
at me	אֵלַ֖י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
with sticks	בַּמַּקְל֑וֹת	bam·maq·lō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4731 rod, staff
And the Philistine	הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛י	hap·pə·liš·tî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6430 Philistine
cursed	וַיְקַלֵּ֧ל	way·qal·lêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
David	דָּוִ֖ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
by his gods	בֵּאלֹהָֽיו׃	bê·lō·hāw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H430 God

Cross-references

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2 Samuel 9:8 · 1 Samuel 24:14 · 2 Samuel 3:8 · Proverbs 26:2 · 2 Kings 8:13 · 2 Samuel 16:9 · Genesis 27:29 · Numbers 22:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.