Hebrew Interlinear
1 Samuel 17:2 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of 1 Samuel 17:2, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“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 |
Geographic Context
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...