1 Samuel
1 Samuel 27:12
12So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Achish | אָכִ֖ישׁ | ’ā·ḵîš | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H397 Akish |
| trusted | וַיַּאֲמֵ֥ן | way·ya·’ă·mên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H539 confirm, support |
| David | בְּדָוִ֣ד | bə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| thinking | לֵאמֹ֑ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Since he has made himself an utter stench | הַבְאֵ֤שׁ | haḇ·’êš | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H887 be evil, bad |
| to his people | בְּעַמּ֣וֹ | bə·‘am·mōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5971 people |
| Israel | בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | ḇə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| he will be | וְהָ֥יָה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| my | לִ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| servant | לְעֶ֥בֶד | lə·‘e·ḇeḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| forever | עוֹלָֽם׃פ | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.