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1 Samuel 17:2

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Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which [belongeth] to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.	And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.	And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and [there was] a valley between them.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And Saul^H7586 and the men^H376 of Israel^H3478 were gathered together^H622, and pitched^H2583 by the valley^H6010 of Elah^H425, and set the battle^H4421 in array^H6186 against^H7125 the Philistines^H6430.

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Original Hebrew

וְשָׁאוּל וְאִישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל נֶאֶסְפוּ וַיַּחֲנוּ בְּעֵמֶק הָאֵלָה וַיַּעַרְכוּ מִלְחָמָה לִקְרַאת פְּלִשְׁתִּים׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/שָׁא֤וּל	ve./sha.'Ul	H7586	HC/Np	and/ Saul
וְ/אִֽישׁ	ve./'ish-	H376	HC/Ncmsc	and/ (the) man of
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	Yis.ra.'El	H3478	HNp	Israel
נֶאֶסְפ֔וּ	ne.'es.Fu	H622	HVNp3cp	they were gathered
וַֽ/יַּחֲנ֖וּ	va/i.ya.cha.Nu	H2583	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they encamped
בְּ/עֵ֣מֶק	be./'E.mek	H6010	HR/Ncmsc	in/ (the) valley of
הָאֵלָ֑ה	ha./'e.Lah	H425	HNp	(the)/ Elah
וַ/יַּעַרְכ֥וּ	va/i.ya.'ar.Khu	H6186	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they deployed
מִלְחָמָ֖ה	mil.cha.Mah	H4421	HNcfsa	battle
לִ/קְרַ֥את	li/k.Rat	H7122	HR/Vqc	to/ meet
פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים	pe.lish.Tim	H6430	HNgmpa	(the) Philistines

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
• H425 — אֵלָה (ʼÊlâh, ay-law'): the same as אֵלָהlemma אִלָה first vowel, corrected to אֵלָה; Elah, the name of an Edomite, of four Israelites, and also of a place in Palestine; Elah.
• H622 — אָסַף (ʼâçaph, aw-saf'): a primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.); assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly, withdraw.
• H2583 — חָנָה (chânâh, khaw-naw'): a primitive root (compare חָנַן); properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege); abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.
• H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
• H4421 — מִלְחָמָה (milchâmâh, mil-khaw-maw'): from לָחַם (in the sense of fighting); a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare); battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
• H6010 — עֵמֶק (ʻêmeq, ay'-mek): from עָמַק; a vale (i.e. broad depression); dale, vale, valley (often used as a part of proper names). See also בֵּית הָעֵמֶק.
• H6186 — עָרַךְ (ʻârak, aw-rak'): a primitive root; to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications); put (set) (the battle, self) in array, compare, direct, equal, esteem, estimate, expert (in war), furnish, handle, join (battle), ordain, (lay, put, reckon up, set) (in) order, prepare, tax, value.
• H6430 — פְּלִשְׁתִּי (Pᵉlishtîy, pel-ish-tee'): patrial from פְּלֶשֶׁת; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth; Philistine.
• H7125 — קִרְאָה (qirʼâh, keer-aw'): from קָרָא; an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite); [idiom] against (he come), help, meet, seek, [idiom] to, [idiom] in the way.
• H7586 — שָׁאוּל (Shâʼûwl, shaw-ool'): passive participle of שָׁאַל; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites; Saul, Shaul.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H7122 — קָרָא (qârâʼ, kaw-raw'): a primitive root; to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner; befall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• the valley — 1 Samuel 17:19, 1 Samuel 21:9

Reciprocal references (1): 1 Chronicles 19:9

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: HOME, SAUL
• Torrey’s: ARMIES
• Nave’s: ELAH

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