1 Samuel

1 Samuel 21:7

⁷Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief shepherd for Saul.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now one	אִישׁ֩	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
of Saul’s	שָׁא֜וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
servants	מֵעַבְדֵ֨י	mê·‘aḇ·ḏê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5650 slave, servant
was there	וְשָׁ֡ם	wə·šām	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
that	הַה֗וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
detained	נֶעְצָר֙	ne‘·ṣār	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H6113 restrain, retain
before	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
And his name	וּשְׁמ֖וֹ	ū·šə·mōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
Doeg	דֹּאֵ֣ג	dō·’êḡ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1673 Doeg
the Edomite	הָאֲדֹמִ֑י	hā·’ă·ḏō·mî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H130 Edomite
the chief	אַבִּ֥יר	’ab·bîr	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H47 mighty, valiant
shepherd	הָרֹעִ֖ים	hā·rō·‘îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
for	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Saul	לְשָׁאֽוּל׃	lə·šā·’ūl	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul

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1 Samuel 22:9 · Psalm 52:1–9 · 1 Chronicles 27:29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.