1 Samuel

1 Samuel 22:18–19

18So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!”

And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod. 19He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, with its men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep.

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1 Samuel 22:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
orderedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Doegלְדוֹיֵגlə·ḏō·yēḡPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1673 Doeg
Youאַתָּ֔ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
turnסֹ֣בsōḇVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH5437 turn about, go around, surround
and strike downוּפְגַ֖עū·p̄ə·ḡa‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH6293 meet, encounter, reach
the priestsבַּכֹּהֲנִ֑יםbak·kō·hă·nîmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH3548 priest
And Doegדּוֹיֵגdō·yēḡNoun - proper - masculine singularH1673 Doeg
the Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יhā·’ă·ḏō·mîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH130 Edomite
turnedוַיִּסֹּ֞בway·yis·sōḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5437 turn about, go around, surround
and struck downוַיִּפְגַּע־way·yip̄·ga‘-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6293 meet, encounter, reach
the priestsבַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםbak·kō·hă·nîmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH3548 priest
himselfהוּא֙hūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
On thatהַה֗וּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbay·yō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
he killedוַיָּ֣מֶת׀way·yā·meṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die
eighty-fiveשְׁמֹנִ֤יםšə·mō·nîmNumber - common pluralH8084 an eighty
menאִ֔ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
who woreנֹשֵׂ֖אnō·śêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
the linenבָּֽד׃bāḏNoun - masculine singularH906 white linen
ephodאֵפ֥וֹד’ê·p̄ō·wḏNoun - masculine singular constructH646 ephod

1 Samuel 22:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He also putהִכָּ֣הhik·kāhVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5221 smite
to the swordחֶ֔רֶבḥe·reḇNoun - feminine singularH2719 sword
Nobנֹ֤בnōḇNoun - proper - feminine singularH5011 Nob
the cityעִיר־‘îr-Noun - feminine singular constructH5892 excitement
of the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙hak·kō·hă·nîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3548 priest
with its menמֵאִישׁ֙mê·’îšPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
andוְעַד־wə·‘aḏ-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
womenאִשָּׁ֔ה’iš·šāhNoun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
childrenמֵעוֹלֵ֖לmê·‘ō·w·lêlPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH5768 child
andוְעַד־wə·‘aḏ-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
infantsיוֹנֵ֑קyō·w·nêqVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3243 suck
oxenוְשׁ֧וֹרwə·šō·wrConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH7794 head of cattle
donkeysוַחֲמ֛וֹרwa·ḥă·mō·wrConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH2543 heap
and sheepוָשֶׂ֖הwā·śehConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat)

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1 Samuel 22:18 Acts 26:10–11

1 Samuel 22:19 1 Samuel 15:3 · James 2:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.