1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:8

⁸And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗ד	way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
and shouted	וַיִּקְרָא֙	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the ranks	מַעַרְכֹ֣ת	ma·‘ar·ḵōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4634 row, rank, battle-line
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Why	לָ֥מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do you come out	תֵצְא֖וּ	ṯê·ṣə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
and array yourselves	לַעֲרֹ֣ךְ	la·‘ă·rōḵ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6186 arrange or set in order
for battle	מִלְחָמָ֑ה	mil·ḥā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
Am I	אָנֹכִ֣י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
not	הֲל֧וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
a Philistine	הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗י	hap·pə·liš·tî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6430 Philistine
and are you	וְאַתֶּם֙	wə·’at·tem	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
not servants	עֲבָדִ֣ים	‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant
of Saul	לְשָׁא֔וּל	lə·šā·’ūl	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
Choose	בְּרוּ־	bə·rū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1262 eat
one of your men	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
and have him come down	וְיֵרֵ֥ד	wə·yê·rêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
against me	אֵלָֽי׃	’ê·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to

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