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And allוְכֹלthe menאִישׁof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwhen they sawבִּרְאוֹתָםthe man,אֶת הָאִישׁfledוַיָּנֻסוּfrom before himמִפָּנָיוand were very afraid.וַיִּירְאוּ מְאֹד
1 Samuel 17:24
Study it in the app“And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from before him and were very afraid.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 17:24, word by word
- 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- when they sawרְאוֹתָreota
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reota” appears- fledיָּנֻסוּyanusu
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “yanusu” appears- from before himפָּנָיpanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “panay” appears- and were very afraidיִּירְאוּyiru
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “yiru” appears- and were very afraidמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears
The context
23As he was speaking with them, look, the champion was coming up —Goliath the Philistine was his name, of Gath— from the battle lines of the Philistines, and he spoke according to these words; and David heard.
24 · This verse (above)
25The men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who is coming up? Surely to reproach Israel he comes up. And it will be that the man who strikes him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and will make the house of his father free in Israel.”