Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 25:20 Interlinear

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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְהָיָ֞הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2הִ֣יא׀H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
3רֹכֶ֣בֶתH7392And it was so as she rodeto ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
4עַֽלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
5הַחֲמ֗וֹרH2543on the assa male ass (from its dun red)
6יֹֽרְדִ֖יםH3381came downto descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
7בְּסֵ֣תֶרH5643by the coverta cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
8הָהָ֔רH2022of the hilla mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
9וְהִנֵּ֤הH2009lo!
10דָוִד֙H1732and behold Daviddavid, the youngest son of jesse
11וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יוH376a 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)
12יֹֽרְדִ֖יםH3381came downto descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
13לִקְרָאתָ֑הּH7125againstan encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
14וַתִּפְגֹּ֖שׁH6298her and she metto come in contact with, whether by accident or violence; figuratively, to concur
15אֹתָֽם׃H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

Verse Context

1 Samuel 25:19And she said unto her servants Go on before after...
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
1 Samuel 25:21Now David had said Surely in vain have I kept ...

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