1 Samuel
1 Samuel 6:10
10So the men did as instructed. They took two milk cows, hitched them to the cart, and penned up their calves.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the men | הָאֲנָשִׁים֙ | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| did | וַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּ | way·ya·‘ă·śū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| They took | וַיִּקְח֗וּ | way·yiq·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| two | שְׁתֵּ֤י | šə·tê | Number - feminine dual construct | H8147 two |
| milk | עָל֔וֹת | ‘ā·lō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H5763 give suck |
| cows | פָרוֹת֙ | p̄ā·rō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H6510 heifer, cow |
| hitched them | וַיַּאַסְר֖וּם | way·ya·’as·rūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural | H631 tie, bind, imprison |
| to the cart | בָּעֲגָלָ֑ה | bā·‘ă·ḡā·lāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5699 cart |
| and penned up | כָּל֥וּ | kā·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3607 shut up, restrain, withhold |
| their calves | בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם | bə·nê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1121 son |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.