1 Samuel

1 Samuel 31:7

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.

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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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.