1 Samuel 18:30 Go deeper
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Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by. (KJV)
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וַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'Uand they went out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:30 word 1
שָׂרֵ֣יsa.Rei[the] commanders of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:30 word 2
פְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.Tim[the] Philistines
Lemma: פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) · Strong's: H6430G
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Philistine
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:8, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6430G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:30 word 3
וַיְהִ֣י\׀vay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:30 word 4
מִדֵּ֣יmi.Deias often as
Lemma: דַּי (day) · Strong's: H1767
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: sufficiency
Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 36:5, Exodus 36:7, Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 25:26, Leviticus 25:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1767; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:30 word 5
צֵאתָ֗םtze.Tamwent out they
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:30 word 6
שָׂכַ֤לsa.Khalhe was successful
Lemma: שָׂכַל (sa.khal) · Strong's: H7919A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 18:30 word 7
דָּוִד֙da.VidDavid
Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: David
Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:30 word 8
מִכֹּל֙mi.Kolmore than all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:30 word 9
עַבְדֵ֣י'av.Dei[the] servants of
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:30 word 10
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 18:30 word 11
וַיִּיקַ֥רvai.yi.Karand it was esteemed
Lemma: יָקַר (ya.qar) · Strong's: H3365
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: be precious
Used 11 times. Also: 1 Samuel 26:21, 2 Kings 1:13, 2 Kings 1:14, Psalms 49:8, Psalms 72:14, Psalms 139:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3365; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:30 word 12
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname his
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:30 word 13
מְאֹֽד\׃\ \סme.'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 18:30 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Every time | → | דַּי H1767 sufficiency |
| . . . | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| the Philistine | → | פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine |
| . . . | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| commanders | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| came out [for battle] | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| was more successful | → | שָׂכַל H7919A be prudent |
| than all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| of Saul’s | → | שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul |
| officers | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| so that his name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| was highly | → | מְאֹד H3966 much |
| esteemed | → | יָקַר H3365 be precious |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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