1 Samuel
1 Samuel 17:46
46This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This | הַזֶּ֡ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| day | הַיּ֣וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֨ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will deliver you | יְסַגֶּרְךָ֩ | yə·sag·ger·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H5462 shut, close |
| into my hand | בְּיָדִ֜י | bə·yā·ḏî | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| This | הַזֶּ֔ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| day | הַיּ֣וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| I will strike you down | וְהִכִּיתִ֗ךָ | wə·hik·kî·ṯi·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| cut off your head | רֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ | rō·šə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7218 head |
| and give | וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י | wə·nā·ṯat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| the carcasses | פֶּ֣גֶר | pe·ḡer | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6297 corpse, carcass |
| of the Philistine | פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ | p̄ə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| army | מַחֲנֵ֤ה | ma·ḥă·nêh | Noun - common singular construct | H4264 encampment, camp |
| to the birds | לְע֥וֹף | lə·‘ō·wp̄ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects |
| of the air | הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and the creatures | וּלְחַיַּ֣ת | ū·lə·ḥay·yaṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H2416 alive, living |
| of the earth | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| Then the whole | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| world | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| will know | וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ | wə·yê·ḏə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| there is | יֵ֥שׁ | yêš | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| a God | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| in Israel | לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | lə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 52:10 · Joshua 4:24 · 2 Kings 19:19 · 1 Kings 8:43 · Deuteronomy 28:26 · Daniel 6:26–27 · Revelation 19:17–18 · Exodus 9:16 · Daniel 2:47 · Daniel 3:29 · Deuteronomy 7:2 · Deuteronomy 7:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.