1 Samuel

1 Samuel 22:18

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.

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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

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