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1 Samuel 4:10

So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.
1 Samuel 4:10
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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)

וַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיִּנָּ֤גֶף יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ לְאֹהָלָ֔יו וַתְּהִ֥י הַמַּכָּ֖ה גְּדוֹלָ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וַיִּפֹּל֙ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף רַגְלִֽי׃

  1. וַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.Mu“and they fought”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from לָחַם · “to fight” · Strong's H3898A
  2. פְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.Tim“[the] Philistines”
    Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from פְּלִשְׁתִּי · “Philistine” · Strong's H6430G
  3. וַיִּנָּ֤גֶףvai.yi.Na.gef“and it was defeated”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָגַף · “to strike” · Strong's H5062
  4. יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  5. וַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.su“and they fled”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נוּס · “to flee” · Strong's H5127
  6. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“each man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  7. לְאֹהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.Lav“to own tents his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֹ֫הֶל · “home” · Strong's H0168H
  8. וַתְּהִ֥יva.te.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  9. הַמַּכָּ֖הha.ma.Kah“the slaughter”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַכָּה · “wound” · Strong's H4347
  10. גְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.Lah“great”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  11. מְאֹ֑דme.'Od“exceedingly”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
  12. וַיִּפֹּל֙vai.yi.Pol“and he fell”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָפַל · “kill” · Strong's H5307J
  13. מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'El“of Israel”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  14. שְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.Shim“thirty”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שְׁלֹשִׁים · “thirty” · Strong's H7970
  15. אֶ֖לֶף'E.lef“thousand”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫לֶף · “thousand” · Strong's H0505G
  16. רַגְלִֽי׃rag.Li“foot soldier[s]”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַגְלִי · “on foot” · Strong's H7273
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)