1 Samuel
1 Samuel 4:10
10So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great — thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the Philistines | פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים | p̄ə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| fought | וַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּ | way·yil·lā·ḥă·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3898 fight, do battle |
| and Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| was defeated | וַיִּנָּ֤גֶף | way·yin·nā·ḡep̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5062 strike, smite |
| and each man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| fled | וַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙ | way·yā·nu·sū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5127 flee, escape |
| to his tent | לְאֹהָלָ֔יו | lə·’ō·hā·lāw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H168 tent |
| The slaughter | הַמַּכָּ֖ה | ham·mak·kāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4347 blow, wound, slaughter |
| was | וַתְּהִ֥י | wat·tə·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| very | מְאֹ֑ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| great | גְּדוֹלָ֣ה | gə·ḏō·w·lāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| thirty | שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים | šə·lō·šîm | Number - common plural | H7970 thirty |
| thousand | אֶ֖לֶף | ’e·lep̄ | Number - masculine singular | H505 thousand |
| foot soldiers | רַגְלִֽי׃ | raḡ·lî | Adjective - masculine singular | H7273 on foot |
| of Israel | מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | mî·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| fell | וַיִּפֹּל֙ | way·yip·pōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
Cross-references
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1 Samuel 4:2 · Leviticus 26:17 · Deuteronomy 28:25 · 2 Kings 14:12 · 2 Samuel 18:17 · Psalm 78:60–64
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.