1 Samuel

1 Samuel 27:5

⁵Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let me be assigned a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. For why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then David	דָּוִ֜ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Achish	אָכִ֗ישׁ	’ā·ḵîš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H397 Akish
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I have found	מָצָ֨אתִי	mā·ṣā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
favor	חֵ֤ן	ḥên	Noun - masculine singular	H2580 favour, grace
in your eyes	בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙	bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
let me be assigned	יִתְּנוּ־	yit·tə·nū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
a place	מָק֗וֹם	mā·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
in one	בְּאַחַ֛ת	bə·’a·ḥaṯ	Preposition-b; Number - feminine singular construct	H259 one
of the outlying	הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
towns	עָרֵ֥י	‘ā·rê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
so I can live	וְאֵ֣שְׁבָה	wə·’ê·šə·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
there	שָּׁ֑ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
For why	וְלָ֨מָּה	wə·lām·māh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should your servant	עַבְדְּךָ֛	‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
live	יֵשֵׁ֧ב	yê·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the royal	הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה	ham·mam·lā·ḵāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
city	בְּעִ֥יר	bə·‘îr	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
with you	עִמָּֽךְ׃	‘im·māḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5973 with

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.