1 Samuel
1 Samuel 31:13
13Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then they took | וַיִּקְחוּ֙ | way·yiq·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| their bones | עַצְמֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם | ‘aṣ·mō·ṯê·hem | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6106 bone, substance, self |
| and buried them | וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ | way·yiq·bə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6912 bury |
| under | תַֽחַת־ | ṯa·ḥaṯ- | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| the tamarisk tree | הָאֶ֖שֶׁל | hā·’e·šel | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H815 tamarisk tree, grove |
| in Jabesh | בְּיָבֵ֑שָׁה | bə·yā·ḇê·šāh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H3003 Jobesh |
| and they fasted | וַיָּצֻ֖מוּ | way·yā·ṣu·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6684 abstain from food, fast |
| seven | שִׁבְעַ֥ת | šiḇ·‘aṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7651 seven |
| days | יָמִֽים׃פ | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.