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1 Samuel 17:39 — King James Version← Study notes

And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.


1 Samuel 17:39Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Samuel 17:3925 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יַּחְגֹּ֣רwayaḥəgōr
be able to put onconjH2296
be afraid · appointed · gird · restrain ···
דָּוִ֣דdāwid
DavidnounH1732
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
חַ֠רְבּ/וֹḥarəbwō
axenounH2719
dagger · knife · mattock · sword ···
מֵ/עַ֨לmēʿal
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
לְ/מַדָּ֜י/וləmadāyw
armourpronH4055
clothes · garment · judgment · measure ···
וַ/יֹּ֣אֶלwayōʾel
assayconjH2974
begin · be content · please · take upon ···
לָ/לֶכֶת֮lāleket
awaypronH3212
again · bear · bring · carry ···
כִּ֣יkiy
andconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
לֹֽאlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
נִסָּה֒nisāh
adventureverbH5254
assay · prove · tempt · try
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶרwayōʾmer
answerconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
דָּוִ֜דdāwid
DavidnounH1732
אֶלʾel
aboutpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
שָׁא֗וּלšāʾwl
SaulnounH7586
Shaul
לֹ֥אlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
אוּכַ֛לʾwkal
be ableverbH3201
any at all · attain · can (away with · ) ···
לָ/לֶ֥כֶתlāleket
awaypronH3212
again · bear · bring · carry ···
בָּ/אֵ֖לֶּהbāʾēleh
an- other; one sortpronH428
so · some · such · them ···
כִּ֣יkiy
andconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
לֹ֣אlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
נִסִּ֑יתִיnisiytiy
adventureverbH5254
assay · prove · tempt · try
וַ/יְסִרֵ֥/םwayəsirēm
beconjH5493
bring · call back · decline · depart ···
דָּוִ֖דdāwid
DavidnounH1732
מֵ/עָלָֽי/וmēʿālāyw
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
Words 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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