1 Samuel
1 Samuel 18:30
30Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every time | מִדֵּ֣י | mid·dê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1767 sufficiency, enough |
| the Philistine | פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | p̄ə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| commanders | שָׂרֵ֣י | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| came out | וַיֵּצְא֖וּ | way·yê·ṣə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| David | דָּוִד֙ | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| was more successful | שָׂכַ֤ל | śā·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7919 be prudent |
| than all | מִכֹּל֙ | mik·kōl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| of Saul’s | שָׁא֔וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| officers | עַבְדֵ֣י | ‘aḇ·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| so that his name | שְׁמ֖וֹ | šə·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| was highly | מְאֹֽד׃ס | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| esteemed | וַיִּיקַ֥ר | way·yî·qar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3365 be precious, prized, appraised |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 18:5 · 2 Samuel 11:1 · Psalm 119:99 · Ephesians 5:15 · 1 Samuel 2:30 · Luke 21:15 · 1 Peter 2:4 · Daniel 1:20 · 1 Peter 2:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.