1 Samuel 18:12

So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
1 Samuel 18:12
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּרָ֥א שָׁא֖וּל מִלִּפְנֵ֣י דָוִ֑ד כִּֽי־הָיָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ עִמּ֔וֹ וּמֵעִ֥ם שָׁא֖וּל סָֽר׃

  1. וַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'“and he was afraid”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָרֵא · “frightening(DANGER)” · Strong's H3372G
  2. שָׁא֖וּלsha.'Ul“Saul”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
  3. מִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.Nei“from to before”
    Preposition + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “PERSON” · Strong's H6440L
  4. דָוִ֑דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  5. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  6. הָיָ֤הha.Yah“he was”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  7. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  8. עִמּ֔וֹi.Mo“with him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  9. וּמֵעִ֥םu.me.'Im“and from with”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Preposition · from מֵעִם · “from with” · Strong's H5973B
  10. שָׁא֖וּלsha.'Ul“Saul”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
  11. סָֽר׃Sar“he had turned aside”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from סוּר · “depart” · Strong's H5493H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)