1 Samuel

1 Samuel 31:7–10

⁷When the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.

⁸The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. ⁹They cut off Saul’s head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temples of their idols and among their people. ¹⁰They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan.

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1 Samuel 31:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the Israelites	אַנְשֵֽׁי־	’an·šê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
along	בְּעֵ֨בֶר	bə·‘ê·ḇer	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5676 region across or beyond, side
the valley	הָעֵ֜מֶק	hā·‘ê·meq	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6010 vale
and those on the other side	בְּעֵ֣בֶר	bə·‘ê·ḇer	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5676 region across or beyond, side
of the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
saw	וַיִּרְא֣וּ	way·yir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the army	אַנְשֵׁ֣י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
had fled	נָ֙סוּ֙	nā·sū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5127 flee, escape
and that	וְכִי־	wə·ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Saul	שָׁא֣וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
and his sons	וּבָנָ֑יו	ū·ḇā·nāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
had died	מֵ֖תוּ	mê·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4191 die
they abandoned	וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ	way·ya·‘az·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
their cities	הֶֽעָרִים֙	he·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
and ran away	וַיָּנֻ֔סוּ	way·yā·nu·sū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5127 flee, escape
So the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
came	וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and occupied	וַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּ	way·yê·šə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

1 Samuel 31:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The next day	מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת	mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H4283 the morrow
when the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
came	וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to strip	לְפַשֵּׁ֖ט	lə·p̄aš·šêṭ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H6584 strip off, make a dash, raid
the dead	הַחֲלָלִ֑ים	ha·ḥă·lā·lîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2491 pierced
they found	וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ	way·yim·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4672 attain to, find
Saul	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
and his three	שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת	šə·lō·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
sons	בָּנָ֔יו	bā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
fallen	נֹפְלִ֖ים	nō·p̄ə·lîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5307 fall, lie
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`

1 Samuel 31:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They cut off	וַֽיִּכְרְתוּ֙	way·yiḵ·rə·ṯū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3772 cut off, cut down
Saul’s head	רֹאשׁ֔וֹ	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
stripped off	וַיַּפְשִׁ֖יטוּ	way·yap̄·šî·ṭū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6584 strip off, make a dash, raid
his armor	כֵּלָ֑יו	kê·lāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
and sent	וַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּ	way·šal·lə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7971 send
messengers throughout the land	בְאֶֽרֶץ־	ḇə·’e·reṣ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
to proclaim the news	לְבַשֵּׂ֛ר	lə·ḇaś·śêr	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1319 bear tidings
in the temples	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of their idols	עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖ם	‘ă·ṣab·bê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6091 idol
and among their people	הָעָֽם׃	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people

1 Samuel 31:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They put	וַיָּשִׂ֙מוּ֙	way·yā·śi·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
his armor	כֵּלָ֔יו	kê·lāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
in the temple	בֵּ֖ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the Ashtoreths	עַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת	‘aš·tā·rō·wṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6252 Ashtaroth
and hung	תָּקְע֔וּ	tā·qə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast
his body	גְּוִיָּתוֹ֙	gə·wî·yā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1472 body, corpse
on the wall	בְּחוֹמַ֖ת	bə·ḥō·w·maṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2346 wall
of Beth-shan	שָֽׁן׃	šān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1052 Beth-Shean, Beth-Shan

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1 Samuel 31:9 2 Samuel 1:20 · Judges 16:23–24

1 Samuel 31:10 Judges 2:13 · Joshua 17:11 · 1 Samuel 21:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.