Hebrew Interlinear
1 Samuel 25:20 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of 1 Samuel 25:20, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ And it was so as she rode on the ass came down by the covert of the hill and behold David came down against her and she met ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְהָיָ֞ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | הִ֣יא׀ | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo | |
| 3 | רֹכֶ֣בֶת | H7392 | And it was so as she rode | to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch |
| 4 | עַֽל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 5 | הַחֲמ֗וֹר | H2543 | on the ass | a male ass (from its dun red) |
| 6 | יֹֽרְדִ֖ים | H3381 | came down | to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau |
| 7 | בְּסֵ֣תֶר | H5643 | by the covert | a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense) |
| 8 | הָהָ֔ר | H2022 | of the hill | a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) |
| 9 | וְהִנֵּ֤ה | H2009 | lo! | |
| 10 | דָוִד֙ | H1732 | and behold David | david, the youngest son of jesse |
| 11 | וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו | H376 | 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) | |
| 12 | יֹֽרְדִ֖ים | H3381 | came down | to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau |
| 13 | לִקְרָאתָ֑הּ | H7125 | against | an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite) |
| 14 | וַתִּפְגֹּ֖שׁ | H6298 | her and she met | to come in contact with, whether by accident or violence; figuratively, to concur |
| 15 | אֹתָֽם׃ | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) |
Verse Context
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1 Samuel 25:20 (current) And it was so as she rode on the ass came down by the covert of the hill and behold David came down against her and she met
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