1 Samuel
1 Samuel 26:7
7That night David and Abishai came to the troops, and Saul was lying there asleep in the inner circle of the camp, with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. And Abner and the troops were lying around him.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| That night | לַיְלָה֒ | lay·lāh | Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| David | דָוִ֨ד | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and Abishai | וַאֲבִישַׁ֥י׀ | wa·’ă·ḇî·šay | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H52 Abishai |
| came | וַיָּבֹא֩ | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the troops | הָעָם֮ | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| and Saul | שָׁא֗וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| was lying | שֹׁכֵ֤ב | šō·ḵêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7901 lie down |
| there | וְהִנֵּ֣ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| asleep | יָשֵׁן֙ | yā·šên | Adjective - masculine singular | H3463 sleeping |
| in the inner circle of the camp | בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל | bam·ma‘·gāl | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4570 entrenchment |
| with his spear | וַחֲנִית֥וֹ | wa·ḥă·nî·ṯōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2595 spear |
| stuck | מְעוּכָֽה־ | mə·‘ū·ḵāh- | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H4600 press, squeeze |
| in the ground | בָאָ֖רֶץ | ḇā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| by his head | מְרַאֲשֹׁתוֹ | mə·ra·ʾă·šō·ṯō | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4763 headpiece, head-rest |
| And Abner | וְאַבְנֵ֣ר | wə·’aḇ·nêr | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H74 Abner |
| and the troops | וְהָעָ֔ם | wə·hā·‘ām | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| were lying | שֹׁכְבִ֖ים | šō·ḵə·ḇîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7901 lie down |
| around him | סְבִיבֹתוֹ׃ס | sə·ḇī·ḇō·ṯō | Adverb; third person masculine singular | H5439 circuit, round about |
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