Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 27:5 Interlinear

said And David unto Achish If I have now found grace in thine eyes let them give me a place in some city in the country dwell dwell there for why should thy servant city in the royal

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
2דָּוִ֜דH1732And Daviddavid, the youngest son of jesse
3אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
4אָכִ֗ישׁH397unto Achishakish, a philistine king
5אִםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
6נָא֩H4994'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
7מָצָ֨אתִיH4672If I have now foundproperly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
8חֵ֤ןH2580gracegraciousness, i.e., subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
9בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙H5869in thine eyesan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
10יִתְּנוּH5414let them giveto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
11לִ֣יH0
12מָק֗וֹםH4725me a placeproperly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
13בְּאַחַ֛תH259in someproperly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first
14בְּעִ֥ירH5892citya city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
15הַשָּׂדֶ֖הH7704in the countrya field (as flat)
16יֵשֵׁ֧בH3427dwellproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
17שָּׁ֑םH8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
18וְלָ֨מָּהH4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
19יֵשֵׁ֧בH3427dwellproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
20עַבְדְּךָ֛H5650there for why should thy servanta servant
21בְּעִ֥ירH5892citya city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
22הַמַּמְלָכָ֖הH4467in the royaldominion, i.e., (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
23עִמָּֽךְ׃H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then

Verse Context

1 Samuel 27:4And it was told Saul was fled that David to Gath...
1 Samuel 27:5 (current)said And David unto Achish If I have now found grace in thine eyes let them give me a place in some city in the country dwell dwell there for why should thy servant city in the royal
1 Samuel 27:6gave Then Achish that day ...

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