1 Samuel
1 Samuel 22:4
4So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So he left them | וַיַּנְחֵ֕ם | way·yan·ḥêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5148 lead, guide |
| in | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Preposition | H854 with |
| the care | פְּנֵ֖י | pə·nê | Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Moab | מוֹאָ֑ב | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| and they stayed | וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ | way·yê·šə·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| with him | עִמּ֔וֹ | ‘im·mōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5973 with |
| the whole | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| time | יְמֵ֥י | yə·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| David | דָּוִ֖ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| was | הֱיוֹת־ | hĕ·yō·wṯ- | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| in the stronghold | בַּמְּצוּדָֽה׃ס | bam·mə·ṣū·ḏāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4686 net, capture, fastness |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.