1 Samuel

1 Samuel 29:3

³Then the commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?”

Achish replied, “Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel? He has been with me all these days, even years, and from the day he defected until today I have found no fault in him.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the commanders	שָׂרֵ֣י	śā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
asked	וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
What	מָ֖ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
these	הָאֵ֑לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
Hebrews	הָעִבְרִ֣ים	hā·‘iḇ·rîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H5680 Hebrew
Achish	אָכִ֜ישׁ	’ā·ḵîš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H397 Akish
replied	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Is this	זֶ֨ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
not	הֲלֽוֹא־	hă·lō·w-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
David	דָוִ֜ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
the servant	עֶ֣בֶד׀	‘e·ḇeḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5650 slave, servant
of King	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
Saul	שָׁא֣וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
He	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
has been	הָיָ֤ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with me	אִתִּי֙	’it·tî	Preposition; first person common singular	H854 with
all these	זֶ֤ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
days	יָמִים֙	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
even	אוֹ־	’ōw-	Conjunction	H176 or
years	שָׁנִ֔ים	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
and from	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the day	מִיּ֥וֹם	mî·yō·wm	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
he defected	נָפְל֖וֹ	nā·p̄ə·lōw	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
until today	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
I have found	מָצָ֤אתִי	mā·ṣā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
no fault	מְא֔וּמָה	mə·’ū·māh	Noun - masculine singular	H3972 anything
in him	בוֹ֙	ḇōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

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