Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.1 Samuel 21:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיָּ֧שֶׂם דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה בִּלְבָב֑וֹ וַיִּרָ֣א מְאֹ֔ד מִפְּנֵ֖י אָכִ֥ישׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־גַּֽת׃
- וַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.sem“and he put”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּם · “consider” · Strong's H7760K
- דָּוִ֛דda.Vid“David”Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.Rim“the words”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
- הָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.leh“<the> these”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
- בִּלְבָב֑וֹbil.va.Vo“in heart his”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לֵבָב · “heart” · Strong's H3824
- וַיִּרָ֣אvai.yi.Ra'“and he was afraid”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָרֵא · “frightening(DANGER)” · Strong's H3372G
- מְאֹ֔דme.'Od“exceedingly”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
- מִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.Nei“of <the face of>”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “PERSON” · Strong's H6440L
- אָכִ֥ישׁ'a.Khish“Achish”Noun, proper name of a man · from אָכִישׁ · “Achish” · Strong's H0397
- מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-“[the] king of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- גַּֽת׃Gat“Gath”Noun, proper name of a place · from גַּת · “Gath” · Strong's H1661
Places named in this verse
- Gath · today: Tell es Safisettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Gath (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Gath on OpenBible.info