1 Samuel
1 Samuel 17:50
50Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thus David | דָּוִ֤ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| prevailed | וַיֶּחֱזַ֨ק | way·ye·ḥĕ·zaq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| over | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the Philistine | הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ | hap·pə·liš·tî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6430 Philistine |
| with a sling | בַּקֶּ֣לַע | baq·qe·la‘ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7050 sling |
| and a stone | וּבָאֶ֔בֶן | ū·ḇā·’e·ḇen | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
| without | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| a sword | וְחֶ֖רֶב | wə·ḥe·reḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| in his hand | בְּיַד־ | bə·yaḏ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| he struck down | 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 |
| and killed him | וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ | way·mî·ṯê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.