1 Samuel
1 Samuel 7:10
10As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was offering up the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As the Philistines | וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים | ū·p̄ə·liš·tîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| drew near | נִגְּשׁ֔וּ | nig·gə·šū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5066 draw near, approach |
| to fight | לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה | lam·mil·ḥā·māh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| against Israel | בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | bə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| Samuel | שְׁמוּאֵל֙ | šə·mū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
| was | וַיְהִ֤י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| offering up | מַעֲלֶ֣ה | ma·‘ă·leh | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| the burnt offering | הָעוֹלָ֔ה | hā·‘ō·w·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| But that | הַה֤וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֨וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| thundered | וַיַּרְעֵ֣ם | way·yar·‘êm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7481 thunder |
| loudly | בְּקוֹל־ | bə·qō·wl- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the Philistines | פְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ | pə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| and threw them into such confusion | וַיְהֻמֵּ֔ם | way·hum·mêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H2000 make a noise, move noisily, confuse, discomfit |
| that they fled | וַיִּנָּגְפ֖וּ | way·yin·nā·ḡə·p̄ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5062 strike, smite |
| before | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
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1 Samuel 2:10 · 1 Samuel 12:17 · Joshua 10:10 · Judges 5:20 · 2 Samuel 22:14–15 · Zechariah 4:6 · Deuteronomy 20:3–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.