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2 Samuel 5:17 — King James Version← Study notes

But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.


2 Samuel 5:17Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Samuel 5:1720 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יִּשְׁמְע֣וּwayišəməʿw
call togetherconjH8085
attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···
פְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםpəlišətiym
PhilistinenounH6430
כִּיkiy
andconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
מָשְׁח֨וּmāšəḥw
anointverbH4886
paint
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
דָּוִ֤דdāwid
DavidnounH1732
לְ/מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ləmelekə
kingpronH4428
royal
עַלʿal
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
וַ/יַּעֲל֥וּwayaʿălw
ariseconjH5927
ascend up · at once · break · bring ···
כָלkāl
all (mannernounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpəlišətiym
PhilistinenounH6430
לְ/בַקֵּ֣שׁləbaqēš
askpronH1245
beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
דָּוִ֑דdāwid
DavidnounH1732
וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֣עwayišəmaʿ
call togetherconjH8085
attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···
דָּוִ֔דdāwid
DavidnounH1732
וַ/יֵּ֖רֶדwayēred
bring downconjH3381
abundantly · carry down · cast down · come down ···
אֶלʾel
aboutpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
הַ/מְּצוּדָֽהhaməṣwdāh
castleparticleH4686
defense · fort · hold · be hunted ···
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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