1 Samuel
1 Samuel 5:8
8So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?”
“It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So they called together | וַיַּאַסְפוּ֩ | way·ya·’as·p̄ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H622 gather, remove |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the rulers | סַרְנֵ֨י | sar·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5633 tyrant, lord |
| of the Philistines | פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים | p̄ə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| and asked | וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| What | מַֽה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| shall we do | נַּעֲשֶׂ֗ה | na·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| with the ark | לַֽאֲרוֹן֙ | la·’ă·rō·wn | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of the God of | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| must be moved | יִסֹּ֔ב | yis·sōḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| to Gath | גַּ֣ת | gaṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1661 wine-press |
| they replied | וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| So they carried away | וַיַּסֵּ֕בּוּ | way·yas·sêb·bū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| the ark | אֲר֖וֹן | ’ă·rō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of the God | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.