Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 17:43 Interlinear

“said And the Philistine David Am I a dog that thou comest to me with staves cursed And the Philistine David by his gods”

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Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	H559	said	to say (used with great latitude)
2	הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛י	H6430	And the Philistine	a pelishtite or inhabitant of pelesheth
3	אֶל	H413		near, with or among; often in general, to
4	דָּוִ֖ד	H1732	David	david, the youngest son of jesse
5	הֲכֶ֣לֶב	H3611	Am I a dog	a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
6	אָנֹ֔כִי	H595		i
7	כִּֽי	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
8	אַתָּ֥ה	H859		thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
9	בָֽא	H935	that thou comest	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
10	אֵלַ֖י	H413		near, with or among; often in general, to
11	בַּמַּקְל֑וֹת	H4731	to me with staves	a shoot, i.e., stick (with leaves on, or for walking, striking, guiding, divining)
12	וַיְקַלֵּ֧ל	H7043	cursed	to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
13	הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛י	H6430	And the Philistine	a pelishtite or inhabitant of pelesheth
14	אֶת	H853		properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
15	דָּוִ֖ד	H1732	David	david, the youngest son of jesse
16	בֵּֽאלֹהָֽיו׃	H430	by his gods	gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

1 Samuel 17:43 (current)said And the Philistine David Am I a dog that thou comest to me with staves cursed And the Philistine David by his gods