1 Samuel 21:12

Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
1 Samuel 21:12
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Original language and places

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)

וַיָּ֧שֶׂם דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה בִּלְבָב֑וֹ וַיִּרָ֣א מְאֹ֔ד מִפְּנֵ֖י אָכִ֥ישׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־גַּֽת׃

  1. וַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.sem“and he put”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּם · “consider” · Strong's H7760K
  2. דָּוִ֛דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. הַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.Rim“the words”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  5. הָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.leh“<the> these”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  6. בִּלְבָב֑וֹbil.va.Vo“in heart his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לֵבָב · “heart” · Strong's H3824
  7. וַיִּרָ֣אvai.yi.Ra'“and he was afraid”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָרֵא · “frightening(DANGER)” · Strong's H3372G
  8. מְאֹ֔דme.'Od“exceedingly”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
  9. מִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.Nei“of <the face of>”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “PERSON” · Strong's H6440L
  10. אָכִ֥ישׁ'a.Khish“Achish”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אָכִישׁ · “Achish” · Strong's H0397
  11. מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-“[the] king of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  12. גַּֽת׃Gat“Gath”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from גַּת · “Gath” · Strong's H1661
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)