1 Samuel 18:15 Go deeper

Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. (KJV)

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וַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'and he saw

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:15 word 1

שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaul

Lemma: שָׁאוּל (sha.ul) · Strong's: H7586G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Saul

Used 397 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 9:7, 1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7586G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:15 word 2

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-that

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:15 word 3

ה֖וּאhu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:15 word 4

מַשְׂכִּ֣ילmas.Kil[was] successful

Lemma: שָׂכַל (sa.khal) · Strong's: H7919A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: be prudent

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Deuteronomy 29:9, Deuteronomy 32:29, Joshua 1:7, Joshua 1:8, 1 Samuel 18:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7919A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:15 word 5

מְאֹ֑דme.'Odexceedingly

Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: much

Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:15 word 6

וַיָּ֖גָרvai.Ya.gorand he was afraid

Lemma: גּוּר (gur) · Strong's: H1481C

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to dread

Used 10 times. Also: Numbers 22:3, Deuteronomy 1:17, Deuteronomy 18:22, Deuteronomy 32:27, Job 19:29, Job 41:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1481C; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:15 word 7

מִפָּנָֽיו\׃mi.pa.Navof <before> him

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face of

Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 16:8, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 27:20, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:2, Genesis 31:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440L; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:15 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

When Saul	→	שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul
saw	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
that	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
David	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
was very	→	מְאֹד H3966 much
successful	→	שָׂכַל H7919A be prudent
he was afraid	→	גּוּר H1481C to dread
of him	→	פָּנֶה H6440L face of

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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