1 Samuel
1 Samuel 31:3
3When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the battle | הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ | ham·mil·ḥā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| intensified | וַתִּכְבַּ֤ד | wat·tiḵ·baḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured |
| against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Saul | שָׁא֔וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| the archers | הַמּוֹרִ֖ים | ham·mō·w·rîm | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H3384 throw, shoot |
| overtook him | וַיִּמְצָאֻ֥הוּ | way·yim·ṣā·’u·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| and wounded him | וַיָּ֥חֶל | way·yā·ḥel | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2342 whirl, dance, writhe |
| critically | מְאֹ֖ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.