1 Samuel
1 Samuel 6:2
2the Philistines summoned the priests and diviners, saying, “What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us how to send it back to its place.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the Philistines | פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים | p̄ə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| summoned | וַיִּקְרְא֣וּ | way·yiq·rə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| the priests | לַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים | lak·kō·hă·nîm | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| and diviners | וְלַקֹּֽסְמִים֙ | wə·laq·qō·sə·mîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7080 practise divination |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| What | מַֽה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| shall we do | נַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה | na·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| with the ark | לַאֲר֣וֹן | la·’ă·rō·wn | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| Tell us | הוֹדִעֻ֕נוּ | hō·w·ḏi·‘u·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural; first person common plural | H3045 know |
| how | בַּמֶּ֖ה | bam·meh | Preposition-b; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| to send it back | נְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּ | nə·šal·lə·ḥen·nū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural; third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| to its place | לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ | lim·qō·w·mōw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
Cross-references
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Exodus 7:11 · Genesis 41:8 · Daniel 5:7 · Daniel 2:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.