1 Samuel 17:43 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.”

1 Samuel 17:43 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Samuel 17:4316 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶרwayōʾmer

answerconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּי֙hapəlišətiy

PhilistineparticleH6430

אֶלʾel

aboutpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

דָּוִ֔דdāwid

DavidnounH1732

הֲ/כֶ֣לֶבhăkeleb

dogparticleH3611

אָנֹ֔כִיʾānōkiy

IprepH595

me · which

כִּֽיkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

אַתָּ֥הʾatāh

theeprepH859

thou · ye · you

בָֽאbāʾ

abideverbH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

אֵלַ֖/יʾēlay

aboutpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

בַּ/מַּקְל֑וֹתbamaqəlwōt

rodpronH4731

staff

וַ/יְקַלֵּ֧לwayəqalēl

abateconjH7043

make bright · bring into contempt · curse · despise ···

הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יhapəlišətiy

PhilistineparticleH6430

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

דָּוִ֖דdāwid

DavidnounH1732

בֵּ/אלֹהָֽי/וbēʾlōhāyw

GodpronH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

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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