1 Samuel

1 Samuel 29:4

⁴But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the war. What better way for him to regain the favor of his master than with the heads of our men?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the commanders	שָׂרֵ֣י	śā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
were angry	וַיִּקְצְפ֨וּ	way·yiq·ṣə·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7107 be wroth
with Achish	עָלָ֜יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
and told	וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
him	לוֹ֩	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
Send that man	הָאִ֗ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
back	הָשֵׁ֣ב	hā·šêḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
and let him return	וְיָשֹׁב֙	wə·yā·šōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the place	מְקוֹמוֹ֙	mə·qō·w·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
you assigned	הִפְקַדְתּ֣וֹ	hip̄·qaḏ·tōw	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
him	שָׁ֔ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
He must not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go down	יֵרֵ֤ד	yê·rêḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
with us	עִמָּ֙נוּ֙	‘im·mā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5973 with
into battle	בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה	bam·mil·ḥā·māh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
only	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to become	יִֽהְיֶה־	yih·yeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
our	לָּ֥נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
adversary	לְשָׂטָ֖ן	lə·śā·ṭān	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H7854 adversary
during the war	בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה	bam·mil·ḥā·māh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
What better way	וּבַמֶּ֗ה	ū·ḇam·meh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
for him to regain the favor	יִתְרַצֶּ֥ה	yiṯ·raṣ·ṣeh	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably
of his master	אֲדֹנָ֔יו	’ă·ḏō·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H113 lord
than	הֲל֕וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
with the heads	בְּרָאשֵׁ֖י	bə·rā·šê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of our men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind

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