1 Samuel

1 Samuel 22:2

²And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who were distressed	מָצ֜וֹק	mā·ṣō·wq	Noun - masculine singular	H4689 straitness, straits, stress
indebted	נֹשֶׁא֙	nō·še	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5378 lend on interest, or usury, be a creditor
or discontented	מַר־	mar-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H4751 bitter, bitterness
rallied	וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּ	way·yiṯ·qab·bə·ṣū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6908 gather, collect
around him	אֵ֠לָיו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
and he became	וַיְהִ֥י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
their	עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
leader	לְשָׂ֑ר	lə·śār	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
About four	כְּאַרְבַּ֥ע	kə·’ar·ba‘	Preposition-k; Number - feminine singular	H702 four
hundred	מֵא֖וֹת	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
men	אִֽישׁ׃	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
were	וַיִּהְי֣וּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with him	עִמּ֔וֹ	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with

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Matthew 11:28 · Psalm 72:12–14 · 1 Samuel 30:22–24 · 1 Samuel 25:13 · 1 Samuel 1:10 · 1 Samuel 30:6 · 1 Samuel 25:15–16 · 1 Samuel 23:13 · Matthew 18:25–34 · Judges 11:3 · 1 Samuel 9:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.