1 Samuel 16:21 — King James Version← Study notes

“And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.”

1 Samuel 16:21 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Samuel 16:2112 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יָּבֹ֤אwayābōʾ

abideconjH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

דָוִד֙dāwid

DavidnounH1732

אֶלʾel

aboutpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

שָׁא֔וּלšāʾwl

SaulnounH7586

Shaul

וַֽ/יַּעֲמֹ֖דwayaʿămōd

abideconjH5975

appoint · arise · cease · confirm ···

לְ/פָנָ֑י/וləpānāyw

a- forepronH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

וַ/יֶּאֱהָבֵ֣/הֽוּwayeʾĕhābēhw

love(-dconjH157

-ly · -r) · like · friend

מְאֹ֔דməʾōd

diligentlyadvH3966

especially · exceeding · far · fast ···

וַֽ/יְהִיwayəhiy

beaconconjH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

ל֖/וֹlwō

pron

נֹשֵׂ֥אnōśēʾ

acceptverbH5375

advance · arise · (able to · suffer to) bear(-er ···

כֵלִֽיםkēliym

armournounH3627

artillery · bag · carriage · furnish ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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