1 Samuel
1 Samuel 25:13
13And David said to his men, “Strap on your swords!” So David and all his men strapped on their swords, and about four hundred men followed David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And David | דָּוִ֨ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| said | וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to his men | לַאֲנָשָׁ֜יו | la·’ă·nā·šāw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H582 man, mankind |
| Strap on | חִגְר֣וּ׀ | ḥiḡ·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself |
| your swords | חַרְבּ֗וֹ | ḥar·bōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2719 sword |
| So David | דָּוִ֖ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| all his men | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| strapped on | וַֽיַּחְגְּרוּ֙ | way·yaḥ·gə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself |
| their swords | חַרְבּ֔וֹ | ḥar·bōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2719 sword |
| and about four | כְּאַרְבַּ֤ע | kə·’ar·ba‘ | Preposition-k; Number - feminine singular | H702 four |
| hundred | מֵאוֹת֙ | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| men | אִ֔ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| followed | וַֽיַּעֲל֣וּ׀ | way·ya·‘ă·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| David | דָוִ֗ד | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| while two hundred | וּמָאתַ֖יִם | ū·mā·ṯa·yim | Conjunctive waw; Number - fd | H3967 hundred |
| stayed | יָשְׁב֥וּ | yā·šə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| with | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the supplies | הַכֵּלִֽים׃ | hak·kê·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
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