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The sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלreturnedוַיָּשֻׁבוּfrom hotly pursuingמִדְּלֹק אַחֲרֵיthe Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםand plunderedוַיָּשֹׁסּוּtheir camps.אֶת מַחֲנֵיהֶם
1 Samuel 17:53
Study it in the app“The sons of Israel returned from hotly pursuing the Philistines and plundered their camps.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 17:53, word by word
- The sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” 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- returnedיָּשֻׁבוּyashuvu
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashuvu” appears- from hotly pursuingדְּלֹקdelok
pursue hotly
To go after someone in fury, giving no respite.
Where else “delok” appears- the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםfelishtim
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 “felishtim” appears- and plunderedיָּשֹׁסּוּyashosu
plunder
Plunder, despoil.
Where else “yashosu” appears- their campsמַחֲנֵיmachane
camp
A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.
Where else “machane” appears
The context
52The men of Israel and of Judah rose and shouted and pursued the Philistines as far as the entrance of the valley and as far as the gates of Ekron. And the dead of the Philistines fell on the road of Shaaraim, as far as Gath and as far as Ekron.
53 · This verse (above)
54David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, and his weapons he put in his tent.