1 Samuel
1 Samuel 19:8
8When war broke out again, David went out and fought the Philistines and struck them with such a mighty blow that they fled before him.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When war | הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה | ham·mil·ḥā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| broke out | לִֽהְי֑וֹת | lih·yō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| again | וַתּ֥וֹסֶף | wat·tō·w·sep̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3254 add |
| David | דָוִ֜ד | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| went out | וַיֵּצֵ֨א | way·yê·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| and fought | וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם | way·yil·lā·ḥem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3898 fight, do battle |
| the Philistines | בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים | bap·pə·liš·tîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| and struck | וַיַּ֤ךְ | way·yaḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| them | בָּהֶם֙ | bā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| with such a mighty | גְדוֹלָ֔ה | ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| blow | מַכָּ֣ה | mak·kāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4347 blow, wound, slaughter |
| that they fled | וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ | way·yā·nu·sū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5127 flee, escape |
| before him | מִפָּנָֽיו׃ | mip·pā·nāw | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.