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The PhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּיsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלDavid,דָּוִד“Am I a dog,הֲכֶלֶב אָנֹכִיthatכִּיyouאַתָּהcomeבָאto meאֵלַיwith staffs?”בַּמַּקְלוֹתAnd the Philistineוַ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּיcursedיְקַלֵּלDavidאֶת דָּוִדby his gods.בֵּאלֹהָיו
1 Samuel 17:43
Study it in the app“The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with staffs?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 17:43, word by word
- The Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishti
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 “pelishti” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- “Am I a dogכֶלֶבchelev
despicable
An insult: someone despicable.
Where else “chelev” appears- comeבָאva
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “va” appears- with staffsמַּקְלוֹתmaklot
staff
A staff for leaning on while walking or for herding; a walking stick or crook.
Where else “maklot” appears- cursedיְקַלֵּלyekalel
curse
To speak words against someone that wish him harm.
Where else “yekalel” appears- by his godsאלֹהָיlohay
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “lohay” appears
The context
42The Philistine looked and saw David, and he despised him, for he was a young man, and ruddy, with a beautiful appearance.
43 · This verse (above)
44The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and to the beasts of the field.”