1 Samuel
1 Samuel 18:9–11
9And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
10The next day a spirit of distressb sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear, 11and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
Footnotes
- b 18:10 Or a harmful spirit
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
1 Samuel 18:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | וַיְהִ֥י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| from that | הַה֖וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | מֵהַיּ֥וֹם | mê·hay·yō·wm | Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| forward | וָהָֽלְאָה׃ס | wā·hā·lə·’āh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H1973 out there, onwards, further |
| Saul | שָׁא֖וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| kept a jealous eye | עָוֹן | ʿå̄·wōn | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| on David | דָּוִ֑ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
1 Samuel 18:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The next day | מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת | mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H4283 the morrow |
| a spirit | רוּחַ֩ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular construct | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| of distress | רָעָ֤ה׀ | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| sent from God | אֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| came | וַתִּצְלַ֣ח | wat·tiṣ·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6743 rush |
| upon | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Saul | שָׁאוּל֙ | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| and he prophesied | וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֣א | way·yiṯ·nab·bê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5012 prophesy |
| inside the | בְתוֹךְ־ | ḇə·ṯō·wḵ- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| house | הַבַּ֔יִת | hab·ba·yiṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| while David | וְדָוִ֛ד | wə·ḏā·wiḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| played | מְנַגֵּ֥ן | mə·nag·gên | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H5059 touch |
| as usual | בְּי֑וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| Now Saul | שָׁאֽוּל׃ | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| was holding | בְּיָד֖וֹ | bə·yā·ḏōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| a spear | וְהַחֲנִ֖ית | wə·ha·ḥă·nîṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2595 spear |
1 Samuel 18:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he | שָׁאוּל֙ | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| hurled it | וַיָּ֤טֶל | way·yā·ṭel | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2904 hurl, cast |
| thinking | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I will pin | אַכֶּ֥ה | ’ak·keh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5221 smite |
| David | בְדָוִ֖ד | ḇə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| to the wall | וּבַקִּ֑יר | ū·ḇaq·qîr | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7023 wall |
| But David | דָּוִ֛ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| eluded | וַיִּסֹּ֥ב | way·yis·sōḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| him | מִפָּנָ֖יו | mip·pā·nāw | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| twice | פַּעֲמָֽיִם׃ | pa·‘ă·mā·yim | Noun - fd | H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 18:10 2 Thessalonians 2:11 · 1 Kings 18:29 · 1 Samuel 19:9 · 1 Samuel 16:14–16 · 1 Samuel 16:23 · 1 Kings 22:20–23 · Acts 16:16
1 Samuel 18:11 1 Samuel 20:33 · Isaiah 54:17 · Luke 4:30 · John 8:59 · Psalm 37:32–33 · John 10:39
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.