1 Samuel

1 Samuel 7:1

¹Then the men of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of the LORD and took it into Abinadab’s house on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the ark of the LORD.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the men	אַנְשֵׁ֣י׀	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of Kiriath-jearim	יְעָרִ֗ים	yə·‘ā·rîm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7157 Kirjath-Jearim, Kirjath-Arim
came	וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
for the ark	אֲר֣וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and took	וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙	way·ya·‘ă·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
it	אֹת֔וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Abinadab’s	אֲבִינָדָ֖ב	’ă·ḇî·nā·ḏāḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H41 Abinadab
house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
on the hill	בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה	bag·giḇ·‘āh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1389 hill
And	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
they consecrated	קִדְּשׁ֔וּ	qid·də·šū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
his son	בְּנוֹ֙	bə·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
Eleazar	אֶלְעָזָ֤ר	’el·‘ā·zār	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H499 Elazar
to guard	לִשְׁמֹ֖ר	liš·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the ark	אֲר֥וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃פ	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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