1 Samuel
1 Samuel 17:49
49Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then David | דָּוִ֨ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| reached | וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| into | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| his bag | הַכֶּ֗לִי | hak·ke·lî | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| took | וַיִּקַּ֨ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| out | מִשָּׁ֥ם | miš·šām | Preposition-m; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| a stone | אֶ֙בֶן֙ | ’e·ḇen | Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
| and slung it | וַיְקַלַּ֔ע | way·qal·la‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7049 sling, hurl forth |
| striking | וַיַּ֥ךְ | way·yaḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| the Philistine | הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י | hap·pə·liš·tî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6430 Philistine |
| on | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the forehead | מִצְח֑וֹ | miṣ·ḥōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4696 brow, forehead |
| The stone | הָאֶ֙בֶן֙ | hā·’e·ḇen | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
| sank | וַתִּטְבַּ֤ע | wat·tiṭ·ba‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H2883 sink, sink down |
| into his forehead | בְּמִצְח֔וֹ | bə·miṣ·ḥōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4696 brow, forehead |
| and he fell | וַיִּפֹּ֥ל | way·yip·pōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| facedown | פָּנָ֖יו | pā·nāw | Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| on the ground | אָֽרְצָה׃ | ’ā·rə·ṣāh | Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
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