1 Samuel

1 Samuel 18:14–15

¹⁴and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.

¹⁵When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and he continued	וַיְהִ֥י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to prosper	מַשְׂכִּ֑יל	maś·kîl	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7919 be prudent
in all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his ways	דְּרָכָ֖ו	də·rå̄·ḵå̄w	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
because the LORD	וַֽיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
was with him	עִמּֽוֹ׃	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Saul	שָׁא֔וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
saw	וַיַּ֣רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
David	ה֖וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was very	מְאֹ֑ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
successful	מַשְׂכִּ֣יל	maś·kîl	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7919 be prudent
he was afraid	וַיָּ֖גָר	way·yā·ḡār	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1481 sojourn
of him	מִפָּנָֽיו׃	mip·pā·nāw	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before

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1 Samuel 18:14 Genesis 39:23 · Joshua 6:27 · Matthew 28:20 · 1 Samuel 16:18 · Genesis 39:2–3 · Acts 18:10 · 1 Samuel 10:7 · Matthew 1:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.