1 Samuel

1 Samuel 18:5

⁵So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So David	דָוִ֜ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
marched out	וַיֵּצֵ֨א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
prospered	יַשְׂכִּ֔יל	yaś·kîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7919 be prudent
in everything	בְּכֹל֩	bə·ḵōl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
Saul	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
sent him to do	יִשְׁלָחֶ֤נּוּ	yiš·lā·ḥen·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7971 send
and Saul	שָׁא֔וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
set him	וַיְשִׂמֵ֣הוּ	way·śi·mê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
over	עַ֖ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the men	אַנְשֵׁ֣י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of war	הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה	ham·mil·ḥā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
And this was pleasing	וַיִּיטַב֙	way·yî·ṭaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
in the sight	בְּעֵינֵ֣י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
and of Saul’s	שָׁאֽוּל׃פ	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
officers	עַבְדֵ֥י	‘aḇ·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5650 slave, servant
as well	וְגַ֕ם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 18:30 · 1 Samuel 18:14–15 · Colossians 4:5 · Ephesians 5:17 · Acts 7:10 · 1 Samuel 13:2 · Psalm 1:3 · Matthew 10:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.