1 Samuel
1 Samuel 30:17
17And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And David | דָּוִ֛ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| struck them down | וַיַּכֵּ֥ם | way·yak·kêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5221 smite |
| from twilight | מֵהַנֶּ֥שֶׁף | mê·han·ne·šep̄ | Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5399 twilight |
| until | וְעַד־ | wə·‘aḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the evening | הָעֶ֖רֶב | hā·‘e·reḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6153 (sun)set, evening |
| of the next day | לְמָֽחֳרָתָ֑ם | lə·mā·ḥo·rā·ṯām | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H4283 the morrow |
| Not | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| a man | אִ֔ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| escaped | נִמְלַ֤ט | nim·laṭ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4422 slip away |
| except | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| four | אַרְבַּ֨ע | ’ar·ba‘ | Number - feminine singular | H702 four |
| hundred | מֵא֧וֹת | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| young | נַ֛עַר | na·‘ar | Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| men | אִֽישׁ־ | ’îš- | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| who | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| fled | וַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃ | way·yā·nu·sū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5127 flee, escape |
| riding off | רָכְב֥וּ | rā·ḵə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7392 mount and ride, ride |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| camels | הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים | hag·gə·mal·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1581 camel |
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