1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:51–52

⁵¹David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him, and he cut off his head with the sword.

When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran. ⁵²Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath^g and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.

Footnotes

g 17:52 LXX; Hebrew of Gai; that is, of the valley

Read all of 1 Samuel 17

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

1 Samuel 17:51

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
David	דָּ֠וִד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
ran	וַיָּ֣רָץ	way·yā·rāṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7323 run
and stood	וַיַּעֲמֹ֨ד	way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
over him	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
He grabbed	וַיִּקַּ֣ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
the Philistine’s	הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜י	hap·pə·liš·tî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6430 Philistine
sword	חַ֠רְבּוֹ	ḥar·bōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2719 sword
and pulled it	וַֽיִּשְׁלְפָ֤הּ	way·yiš·lə·p̄āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H8025 draw out, off
from its sheath	מִתַּעְרָהּ֙	mit·ta‘·rāh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8593 razor, sheath
and killed him	וַיְמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּ	way·mō·ṯə·ṯê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H4191 die
and he cut off	וַיִּכְרָת־	way·yiḵ·rāṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
his head	רֹאשׁ֑וֹ	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
with	בָּ֖הּ	bāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
When the Philistines	הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים	hap·pə·liš·tîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
saw	וַיִּרְא֧וּ	way·yir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
their hero	גִּבּוֹרָ֖ם	gib·bō·w·rām	Adjective - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1368 strong, mighty
was dead	מֵ֥ת	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
they turned and ran	וַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃	way·yā·nu·sū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5127 flee, escape

1 Samuel 17:52

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the men	אַנְשֵׁי֩	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and Judah	וִיהוּדָ֜ה	wî·hū·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
charged forward	וַיָּקֻ֣מוּ	way·yā·qu·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
with a shout	וַיָּרִ֗עוּ	way·yā·ri·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7321 raise a shout
and pursued	וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙	way·yir·də·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
the Philistines	הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	hap·pə·liš·tîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the entrance	בּוֹאֲךָ֣	bō·w·’ă·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
of Gath	גַ֔יְא	ḡay	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1516 valley
and to	וְעַ֖ד	wə·‘aḏ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the gates	שַׁעֲרֵ֣י	ša·‘ă·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8179 gate
of Ekron	עֶקְר֑וֹן	‘eq·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6138 Ekrôn
And the bodies	חַֽלְלֵ֤י	ḥal·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2491 pierced
of the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּים֙	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
were strewn	וַֽיִּפְּל֞וּ	way·yip·pə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5307 fall, lie
along the Shaaraim	שַׁעֲרַ֔יִם	ša·‘ă·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8189 Shaarajim
road	בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ	bə·ḏe·reḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Gath	גַּ֖ת	gaṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1661 wine-press
and Ekron	עֶקְרֽוֹן׃	‘eq·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6138 Ekrôn

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Samuel 17:51 1 Samuel 21:9 · Hebrews 11:34 · 2 Samuel 23:21

1 Samuel 17:52 Joshua 15:11

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.