1 Samuel
1 Samuel 24:7
7With these words David restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With these words | בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים | bad·də·ḇā·rîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| David | דָּוִ֤ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| restrained | וַיְשַׁסַּ֨ע | way·šas·sa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8156 divide, cleave |
| his men | אֲנָשָׁיו֙ | ’ă·nā·šāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H376 man |
| and he did not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| let them | נְתָנָ֖ם | nə·ṯā·nām | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| rise up | לָק֣וּם | lā·qūm | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Saul | שָׁא֑וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| Then Saul | וְשָׁא֛וּל | wə·šā·’ūl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| left | קָ֥ם | qām | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| the cave | מֵהַמְּעָרָ֖ה | mê·ham·mə·‘ā·rāh | Preposition-m, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4631 cave |
| and went | וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| on his way | בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ס | bad·dā·reḵ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.