1 Samuel
1 Samuel 27:8
8Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt.)
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now David | דָּוִד֙ | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and his men | וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו | wa·’ă·nā·šāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H582 man, mankind |
| went up | וַיַּ֤עַל | way·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| and raided | וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֛וּ | way·yip̄·šə·ṭū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6584 strip off, make a dash, raid |
| the Geshurites | הַגְּשׁוּרִ֥י | hag·gə·šū·rî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1651 Geshurite |
| the Girzites | וְהַגִּרְזִי | wə·hag·gir·zī | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1511 Grizite |
| and the Amalekites | וְהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑י | wə·hā·‘ă·mā·lê·qî | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6003 Amalekite |
| From | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| ancient times | מֵֽעוֹלָ֔ם | mê·‘ō·w·lām | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| these people | הֵ֜נָּה | hên·nāh | Pronoun - third person feminine plural | H2007 they |
| had inhabited | יֹשְׁב֤וֹת | yō·šə·ḇō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| the land | הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| extending to Shur | שׁ֖וּרָה | šū·rāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H7793 Shur |
| and | וְעַד־ | wə·‘aḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| Egypt | מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
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1 Samuel 15:7–8 · Joshua 13:2 · Joshua 13:13 · Joshua 16:10 · Judges 1:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.