Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 17:20 Interlinear

rose up early And David in the morning and left the sheep with a keeper and took had commanded as Jesse him and he came to the trench as the host was going forth to the fight and shouted for the battle

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םH7925rose up earlyliterally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e., to start early in the morning
2דָּוִ֜דH1732And Daviddavid, the youngest son of jesse
3בַּבֹּ֗קֶרH1242in the morningproperly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
4וַיִּטֹּ֤שׁH5203and leftproperly, to pound, i.e., smite; by implication (as if beating out, and thus expanding) to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon (inclusive
5אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
6הַצֹּאן֙H6629the sheepa collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
7עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
8שֹׁמֵ֔רH8104with a keeperproperly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
9וַיִּשָּׂ֣אH5375and tookto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
10וַיֵּ֔לֶךְH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
11כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
12צִוָּ֖הוּH6680had commanded(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
13יִשָׁ֑יH3448as Jessejishai, david's father
14וַיָּבֹא֙H935him and he cameto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
15הַמַּעְגָּ֔לָהH4570to the trencha track (literally or figuratively); also a rampart (as circular)
16וְהַחַ֗יִלH2428as the hostprobably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
17הַיֹּצֵא֙H3318was going forthto go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
18אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
19הַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔הH4634to the fightan arrangement; concretely, a pile; specifically a military array
20וְהֵרֵ֖עוּH7321and shoutedto mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e., shout (for alarm or joy)
21בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃H4421for the battlea battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)

Verse Context

1 Samuel 17:19Now Saul of Israel were in the valley...
1 Samuel 17:20 (current)rose up early And David in the morning and left the sheep with a keeper and took had commanded as Jesse him and he came to the trench as the host was going forth to the fight and shouted for the battle
1 Samuel 17:21had put the battle in array For Israel and the Philistines army against army...

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