1 Samuel
1 Samuel 30:6
6And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And David | לְדָוִ֜ד | lə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| was greatly | מְאֹ֗ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| distressed | וַתֵּ֨צֶר | wat·tê·ṣer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3334 press, be narrow, be in distress |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the people | הָעָם֙ | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| spoke | אָמְר֤וּ | ’ā·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| of stoning him | לְסָקְל֔וֹ | lə·sā·qə·lōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H5619 stone, put to death by stoning |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the soul | נֶ֣פֶשׁ | ne·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| of every man | אִ֖ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| grieved | מָ֙רָה֙ | mā·rāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious |
| for | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| his sons | בְּנוֹ | bə·nō | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| and | וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| daughters | בְּנֹתָ֑יו | bə·nō·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1323 daughter |
| But David | דָּוִ֔ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| found strength | וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק | way·yiṯ·ḥaz·zêq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| in the LORD | בַּיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| his God | אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ס | ’ĕ·lō·hāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H430 God |
Cross-references
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Psalm 56:3–4 · Psalm 56:11 · Psalm 62:5 · Psalm 27:1–3 · Psalm 18:6 · Psalm 25:17 · Psalm 40:1–2 · Hebrews 13:6 · Exodus 17:4 · Romans 8:31 · 2 Corinthians 1:8–10 · Psalm 116:3–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.