Hebrew Interlinear
1 Samuel 17:2 Interlinear
“And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together and pitched by the valley of Elah in array and set the battle against the Philistines”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְשָׁא֤וּל | H7586 | And Saul | shaul, the name of an edomite and two israelites |
| 2 | וְאִֽישׁ | H376 | and the men | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) |
| 3 | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | H3478 | of Israel | he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity |
| 4 | נֶֽאֶסְפ֔וּ | H622 | were gathered together | to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e., remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.) |
| 5 | וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ | H2583 | and pitched | properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; generally to encamp (for abode or s |
| 6 | בְּעֵ֣מֶק | H6010 | by the valley | a vale (i.e., broad depression) |
| 7 | הָֽאֵלָ֑ה | H425 | of Elah | elah, the name of an edomite, of four israelites, and also of a place in palestine |
| 8 | וַיַּֽעַרְכ֥וּ | H6186 | in array | to set in a row, i.e., arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications) |
| 9 | מִלְחָמָ֖ה | H4421 | and set the battle | a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare) |
| 10 | לִקְרַ֥את | H7125 | against | an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite) |
| 11 | פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ | H6430 | the Philistines | a pelishtite or inhabitant of pelesheth |
Verse Context
1 Samuel 17:1and were gathered together Now the Philistines their armies to battle and were gathered together...
1 Samuel 17:2 (current)And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together and pitched by the valley of Elah in array and set the battle against the Philistines
1 Samuel 17:3And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side and Israel...