1 Samuel

1 Samuel 4:1

¹Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel.

Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Thus the word	דְבַר־	ḏə·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
came	וַיְהִ֥י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Now the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵל֩	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
went out	וַיֵּצֵ֣א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
to meet	לִקְרַ֨את	liq·raṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7122 encounter, befall
the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
in battle	לַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה	lam·mil·ḥā·māh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
and camped	וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙	way·ya·ḥă·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2583 decline, bend down, encamp
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Ebenezer	הָעֵ֔זֶר	hā·‘ê·zer	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H72 Eben-ha-Ezer
while the Philistines	וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים	ū·p̄ə·liš·tîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
camped	חָנ֥וּ	ḥā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2583 decline, bend down, encamp
at Aphek	בַאֲפֵֽק׃	ḇa·’ă·p̄êq	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H663 Aphek

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.