1 Samuel
1 Samuel 31:2
2The Philistines hotly pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Philistines | פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | p̄ə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| hotly pursued | וַיַּדְבְּק֣וּ | way·yaḏ·bə·qū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1692 cling, cleave, keep close |
| Saul | שָׁא֖וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| and his sons | בָּנָ֑יו | bā·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| and they killed | וַיַּכּ֣וּ | way·yak·kū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5221 smite |
| Saul’s | שָׁאֽוּל׃ | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| sons | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| Jonathan | יְהוֹנָתָ֧ן | yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3083 Jehonathan |
| Abinadab | אֲבִינָדָ֛ב | ’ă·ḇî·nā·ḏāḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H41 Abinadab |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| Malchishua | שׁ֖וּעַ | šū·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4444 Malkishua |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.