Davidדָּוִדrose earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּםin the morning,בַּבֹּקֶרleftוַיִּטֹּשׁthe flockאֶת הַצֹּאןwithעַלa keeper,שֹׁמֵרloaded upוַיִּשָּׂאand went,וַיֵּלֶךְasכַּאֲשֶׁרJesseיִשָׁיhad commanded him.צִוָּהוּHe cameוַיָּבֹאto the encampmentהַמַּעְגָּלָהas the armyוְהַחַיִלthat was going outהַיֹּצֵאtoאֶלthe battle lineהַמַּעֲרָכָהwas shoutingוְהֵרֵעוּfor war.בַּמִּלְחָמָה
1 Samuel 17:20
Study it in the app“David 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 17:20, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- rose earlyיַּשְׁכֵּםyashkem
rise early
To get up early to do something.
Where else “yashkem” appears- in the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- leftיִּטֹּשׁyitosh
abandon
To turn away from someone or something and leave it behind.
Where else “yitosh” appears- the flockצֹּאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- a keeperשֹׁמֵרshomer
guard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “shomer” appears- loaded upיִּשָּׂאyisa
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “yisa” appears- and wentיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- Jesseיִשָׁיyishay
Jesse
Jesse, of Bethlehem, son of Obed and father of King David.
Where else “yishay” appears- had commanded himצִוָּtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- He cameיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- to the encampmentמַּעְגָּלָmagala
enclosure
The ring of the camp: the circle of wagons or troops around it.
Where else “magala” appears- as the armyחַיִלchayil
army
A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.
Where else “chayil” appears- that was going outיֹּצֵאyotse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yotse” appears- the battle lineמַּעֲרָכָהmaaracha
battle line
An army drawn up in battle order, ready to fight.
Where else “maaracha” appears- was shoutingהֵרֵעוּhereu
shout, sound an alarm
Make a loud sound: shout for joy or in alarm, acclaim, sound the signal with the trumpet.
Where else “hereu” appears- for warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears
Translation note
“Shouting for war” is giving, all together, the cry with which the army went into battle.
The context
19Saul and they and all the men of Israel are in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.”
20 · This verse (above)
21Israel and the Philistines drew up, battle line against battle line.