1 Samuel

1 Samuel 31:1

¹Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now the Philistines	וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים	ū·p̄ə·liš·tîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
fought	נִלְחָמִ֣ים	nil·ḥā·mîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H3898 fight, do battle
against Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and the men	אַנְשֵׁ֤י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
fled	וַיָּנֻ֜סוּ	way·yā·nu·sū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5127 flee, escape
before	מִפְּנֵ֣י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
them	פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
and	וַיִּפְּל֥וּ	way·yip·pə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5307 fall, lie
slain	חֲלָלִ֖ים	ḥă·lā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2491 pierced
on Mount	בְּהַ֥ר	bə·har	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Gilboa	הַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃	hag·gil·bō·a‘	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1533 Gilboa`

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.