1 Samuel
1 Samuel 18:14–16
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. 16But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he was leading them out to battle and back.
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1 Samuel 18:14
| 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 |
1 Samuel 18:15
| 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 |
1 Samuel 18:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| and Judah | וִיהוּדָ֔ה | wî·hū·ḏāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| loved | אֹהֵ֖ב | ’ō·hêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H157 love |
| David | דָּוִ֑ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he | ה֛וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was leading them out to battle | יוֹצֵ֥א | yō·w·ṣê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| and back | וָבָ֖א | wā·ḇā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
Cross-references
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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
1 Samuel 18:16 1 Samuel 18:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.