Saulוְשָׁאוּלand theyוְהֵמָּהand allוְכָלthe menאִישׁof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלare in the valleyבְּעֵמֶקof Elah,הָאֵלָהfightingנִלְחָמִיםwithעִםthe Philistines.”פְּלִשְׁתִּים
1 Samuel 17:19
Study it in the app“Saul and they and all the men of Israel are in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 17:19, word by word
- Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- the menאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- are in the valleyעֵמֶקemek
valley
Valley, broad low plain.
Where else “emek” appears- of Elahהָאֵלָהhaela
Elah
Elah, the name of several men (a chief of Edom; a king of Israel) and of the valley of Elah in Judah, where David defeated Goliath. As a common word it means "oak" or "terebinth".
Where else “haela” appears- fightingנִלְחָמִיםnilchamim
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “nilchamim” appears- the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtim
Philistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “pelishtim” appears
The context
18And these ten cheeses bring to the commander of the thousand; and look after the welfare of your brothers, and take a pledge from them.
19 · This verse (above)
20David rose early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up and went, as Jesse had commanded him. He came to the encampment as the army that was going out to the battle line was shouting for war.