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1 Samuel 18:30

Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.
1 Samuel 18:30
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֵּצְא֖וּ שָׂרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיְהִ֣י׀ מִדֵּ֣י צֵאתָ֗ם שָׂכַ֤ל דָּוִד֙ מִכֹּל֙ עַבְדֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל וַיִּיקַ֥ר שְׁמ֖וֹ מְאֹֽד׃ ס

  1. וַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'U“and they went out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  2. שָׂרֵ֣יsa.Rei“[the] commanders of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from שַׂר · “ruler” · Strong's H8269
  3. פְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.Tim“[the] Philistines”
    Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from פְּלִשְׁתִּי · “Philistine” · Strong's H6430G
  4. וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  5. מִדֵּ֣יmi.Dei“as often as”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דַּי · “enough” · Strong's H1767
  6. צֵאתָ֗םtze.Tam“went out they”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  7. שָׂכַ֤לsa.Khal“he was successful”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂכַל · “be prudent” · Strong's H7919A
  8. דָּוִד֙da.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  9. מִכֹּל֙mi.Kol“more than all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  10. עַבְדֵ֣י'av.Dei“[the] servants of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  11. שָׁא֔וּלsha.'Ul“Saul”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
  12. וַיִּיקַ֥רvai.yi.Kar“and it was esteemed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָקַר · “be precious” · Strong's H3365
  13. שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Mo“name his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  14. מְאֹֽד׃ סme.'Od“exceedingly”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)