1 Samuel
1 Samuel 22:7–9
7Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds? 8Is that why all of you have conspired against me? Not one of you told me that my own son had made a covenant with the son of Jesse. Not one of you has shown concern for me or revealed to me that my son has stirred up my own servant to lie in wait against me, as is the case today.”
9But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.
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1 Samuel 22:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Saul | שָׁא֗וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to his servants | לַֽעֲבָדָיו֙ | la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| Listen | שִׁמְעוּ־ | šim·‘ū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| men | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Benjamin | יְמִינִ֑י | yə·mî·nî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3227 right |
| Is the son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Jesse | יִשַׁי֙ | yi·šay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3448 Jishai |
| giving | יִתֵּ֤ן | yit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| all | לְכֻלְּכֶ֗ם | lə·ḵul·lə·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| of you fields | שָׂד֣וֹת | śā·ḏō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H7704 id. |
| and vineyards | וּכְרָמִ֔ים | ū·ḵə·rā·mîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H3754 vineyard |
| making | יָשִׂ֔ים | yā·śîm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| you | לְכֻלְּכֶ֣ם | lə·ḵul·lə·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| commanders | שָׂרֵ֥י | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of thousands | אֲלָפִ֖ים | ’ă·lā·p̄îm | Number - masculine plural | H505 thousand |
| hundreds | מֵאֽוֹת׃ | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
1 Samuel 22:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is that | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| why all | כֻּלְּכֶ֜ם | kul·lə·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| of you have conspired | קְשַׁרְתֶּ֨ם | qə·šar·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H7194 bind, league together, conspire |
| against me | עָלַ֗י | ‘ā·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| Not one | וְאֵין־ | wə·’ên- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| told | גֹּלֶ֤ה | gō·leh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| me | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| that | אָזְנִי֙ | ’ā·zə·nî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H241 ear |
| my own son | בְּנִ֣י | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| had made a covenant | בִּכְרָת־ | biḵ·rāṯ- | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| the son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Jesse | יִשַׁ֔י | yi·šay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3448 Jishai |
| Not one | וְאֵין־ | wə·’ên- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| of you | מִכֶּ֛ם | mik·kem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| has shown concern | חֹלֶ֥ה | ḥō·leh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2470 be weak, sick |
| for me | עָלַ֖י | ‘ā·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| or revealed | וְגֹלֶ֣ה | wə·ḡō·leh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| to me | אָזְנִ֑י | ’ā·zə·nî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H241 ear |
| that | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| my son | בְּנִ֨י | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| has stirred up | הֵקִים֩ | hê·qîm | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| my own servant | עַבְדִּ֥י | ‘aḇ·dî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| to lie in wait | לְאֹרֵ֖ב | lə·’ō·rêḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H693 lie in wait |
| against me | עָלַ֛י | ‘ā·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| as is the case today | כַּיּ֥וֹם | kay·yō·wm | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
1 Samuel 22:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Doeg | דֹּאֵ֣ג | dō·’êḡ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1673 Doeg |
| the Edomite | הָאֲדֹמִ֗י | hā·’ă·ḏō·mî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H130 Edomite |
| who | וְה֛וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| had stationed himself | נִצָּ֥ב | niṣ·ṣāḇ | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
| with | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Saul’s | שָׁא֖וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| servants | עַבְדֵֽי־ | ‘aḇ·ḏê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| answered | וַיַּ֜עַן | way·ya·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| I saw | רָאִ֙יתִי֙ | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| the son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Jesse | יִשַׁ֔י | yi·šay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3448 Jishai |
| come | בָּ֣א | bā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Ahimelech | אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ | ’ă·ḥî·me·leḵ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H288 Achimelek |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Ahitub | אֲחִטֽוּב׃ | ’ă·ḥi·ṭūḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H285 Achitub |
| at Nob | נֹ֔בֶה | nō·ḇeh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H5011 Nob |
Cross-references
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1 Samuel 22:7 1 Samuel 8:14–15 · 1 Kings 12:16
1 Samuel 22:8 1 Samuel 18:3 · 1 Samuel 23:21
1 Samuel 22:9 Psalm 52:1–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.