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1 Samuel 17:53

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← 1 Samuel 17:52	1 Samuel 17:53 (KJV)	1 Samuel 17:54 →
And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.	And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.	And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 returned^H7725 from chasing^H1814 after^H310 the Philistines^H6430, and they spoiled^H8155 their tents^H4264.

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Original Hebrew

וַיָּשֻׁבוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִדְּלֹק אַחֲרֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיָּשֹׁסּוּ אֶת־מַחֲנֵיהֶם׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יָּשֻׁ֨בוּ֙	va/i.ya.Shu.vu	H7725	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they returned
בְּנֵ֣י	be.Nei	H1121	HNcmpc	(the) people of
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	Yis.ra.'El	H3478	HNp	Israel
מִ/דְּלֹ֖ק	mi./de.Lok	H1814	HR/Vqc	from/ hotly pursuing
אַחֲרֵ֣י	'a.cha.Rei	H310	HR	after
פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים	fe.lish.Tim	H6430	HNgmpa	(the) Philistines
וַ/יָּשֹׁ֖סּוּ	va/i.ya.Sho.su	H8155	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they plundered
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
מַחֲנֵי/הֶֽם	ma.cha.nei./Hem	H4264	HNcbpc/Sp3mp	camps/ their

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

Strong's References

• H310 — אַחַר (ʼachar, akh-ar'): from אָחַר; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H1814 — דָּלַק (dâlaq, daw-lak'): a primitive root; to flame (literally or figuratively); burning, chase, inflame, kindle, persecute(-or), pursue hotly.
• 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.
• H4264 — מַחֲנֶה (machăneh, makh-an-eh'): from חָנָה; an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts); army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.
• H6430 — פְּלִשְׁתִּי (Pᵉlishtîy, pel-ish-tee'): patrial from פְּלֶשֶׁת; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth; Philistine.
• H7725 — שׁוּב (shûwb, shoob): a primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again; ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, [idiom] certainly, come again (back), [idiom] consider, [phrase] continually, convert, deliver (again), [phrase] deny, draw back, fetch home again, [idiom] fro, get (oneself) (back) again, [idiom] give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, [idiom] needs, be past, [idiom] pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, [phrase] say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, [idiom] surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw.
• H8155 — שָׁסַס (shâçaç, shaw-sas'): a primitive root; to plunder; rifle, spoil.

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

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Cross References

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

• they spoiled — 2 Kings 7:7-16, Jeremiah 4:20, Jeremiah 30:16

Reciprocal references (2): 1 Samuel 19:5, 2 Kings 7:16

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• Thompson Chain: HOME, WAR-PEACE
• Nave’s: ARMIES, CHAMPIONSHIP, DECISION

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