1 Samuel 17:20
Old Testament • 19 words with Strong's data
"And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle."
Word-by-Word Analysis
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
קוּם
qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
שָׁכַם
shâkam
literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning
בֹּקֶר
bôqer
properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
צֹאן
tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
צָוָה
tsâvâh
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
חֵיל
chêyl
an army; also (by analogy,) an intrenchment
צָבָא
tsâbâʼ
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specif...
הָלַךְ
hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
יָצָא
yâtsâʼ
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
לָחַם
lâcham
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
רוּעַ
rûwaʻ
to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy)
מִלְחָמָה
milchâmâh
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
Key Terms in This Verse
רוּעַ rûwaʻ
to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy)
Study H7321 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →שָׁכַם shâkam
literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning
Study H7925 →הָלַךְ hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Study H1980 →לָחַם lâcham
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
Study H3898 →קוּם qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
Study H6965 →מִלְחָמָה milchâmâh
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
Study H4421 →צֹאן tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Study H6629 →Cross References
And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people ...
For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in th...
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