1 Samuel
1 Samuel 29:1–2
1Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel. 2As the Philistine leaders marched out with their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.
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1 Samuel 29:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now the Philistines | פְלִשְׁתִּ֛ים | p̄ə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| brought all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| their forces | מַחֲנֵיהֶ֖ם | ma·ḥă·nê·hem | Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4264 encampment, camp |
| together | וַיִּקְבְּצ֧וּ | way·yiq·bə·ṣū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6908 gather, collect |
| at Aphek | אֲפֵ֑קָה | ’ă·p̄ê·qāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H663 Aphek |
| while Israel | וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל | wə·yiś·rā·’êl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| camped | חֹנִ֔ים | ḥō·nîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H2583 decline, bend down, encamp |
| by the spring | בַּעַ֖יִן | ba·‘a·yin | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5869 eye |
| in Jezreel | בְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ | bə·yiz·rə·‘el | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3157 Jizreel |
1 Samuel 29:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As the Philistine | פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ | p̄ə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| leaders | וְסַרְנֵ֤י | wə·sar·nê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H5633 tyrant, lord |
| marched out with | עֹֽבְרִ֔ים | ‘ō·ḇə·rîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| their units of hundreds | לְמֵא֖וֹת | lə·mê·’ō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| and thousands | וְלַאֲלָפִ֑ים | wə·la·’ă·lā·p̄îm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Number - masculine plural | H505 thousand |
| David | וְדָוִ֣ד | wə·ḏā·wiḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and his men | וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו | wa·’ă·nā·šāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H582 man, mankind |
| marched | עֹֽבְרִ֛ים | ‘ō·ḇə·rîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| behind them | בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֖ה | bā·’a·ḥă·rō·nāh | Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H314 coming after |
| with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| Achish | אָכִֽישׁ׃ | ’ā·ḵîš | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H397 Akish |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 29:1 1 Samuel 4:1 · 1 Kings 21:1 · 2 Kings 9:30 · 1 Kings 20:30 · Joshua 12:18 · Joshua 19:30
1 Samuel 29:2 1 Samuel 28:1–2 · Joshua 13:3 · 1 Samuel 29:6–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.