1 Samuel

1 Samuel 29:9

⁹Achish replied, “I know that you are as pleasing in my sight as an angel of God. But the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go into battle with us.’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Achish	אָכִישׁ֮	’ā·ḵîš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H397 Akish
replied	וַיַּ֣עַן	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
I know	יָדַ֕עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	אַתָּ֛ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
as pleasing	ט֥וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
in my sight	בְּעֵינַ֖י	bə·‘ê·nay	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
as an angel	כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ	kə·mal·’aḵ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4397 messenger
of God	אֱלֹהִ֑ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
But	אַ֣ךְ	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
the commanders	שָׂרֵ֤י	śā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּים֙	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
have said	אָֽמְר֔וּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
He must not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go	יַעֲלֶ֥ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
into battle	בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃	bam·mil·ḥā·māh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
with us	עִמָּ֖נוּ	‘im·mā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5973 with

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.