1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:53

⁵³When the Israelites returned from their pursuit of the Philistines, they plundered their camps.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
returned	וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙	way·yā·šu·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
from their pursuit	מִדְּלֹ֖ק	mid·də·lōq	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1814 burn
of the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
they plundered	וַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּ	way·yā·šōs·sū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8155 id.
their camps	מַחֲנֵיהֶֽם׃	ma·ḥă·nê·hem	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4264 encampment, camp

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.