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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 17:43Hebrew 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 ···
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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