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1 Samuel 28:2 — King James Version← Study notes

And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever.


1 Samuel 28:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Samuel 28:221 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶרwayōʾmer
answerconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
דָּוִד֙dāwid
DavidnounH1732
אֶלʾel
aboutpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
אָכִ֔ישׁʾākiyš
AchishnounH397
לָ/כֵן֙lākēn
-wardpronH3651
after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···
אַתָּ֣הʾatāh
theeprepH859
thou · ye · you
תֵדַ֔עtēdaʿ
acknowledgeverbH3045
acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···
אֵ֥תʾēt
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
אֲשֶׁרʾăšer
asparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
יַעֲשֶׂ֖הyaʿăśeh
accomplishverbH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
עַבְדֶּ֑/ךָʿabədekā
bondmannounH5650
bondage · servant · servant
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶרwayōʾmer
answerconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אָכִישׁ֙ʾākiyš
AchishnounH397
אֶלʾel
aboutpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
דָּוִ֔דdāwid
DavidnounH1732
לָ/כֵ֗ןlākēn
-wardpronH3651
after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···
שֹׁמֵ֧רšōmēr
bewardverbH8104
be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···
לְ/רֹאשִׁ֛/יlərōʾšiy
bandpronH7218
beginning · captain · chapiter · chief(-est place ···
אֲשִֽׂימְ/ךָ֖ʾăśiyməkā
appointverbH7760
any wise · bring · call · care ···
כָּלkāl
all (mannernounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
הַ/יָּמִֽיםhayāmiym
dayparticleH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
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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