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1 Samuel 31:3

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And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.	And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.	Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the battle^H4421 went sore^H3513 against Saul^H7586, and the archers^{H3384 H582 H7198} hit^H4672 him; and he was sore^H3966 wounded^H2342 of the archers^{H3384 H582 H7198}.

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Original Hebrew

וַתִּכְבַּד הַמִּלְחָמָה אֶל־שָׁאוּל וַיִּמְצָאֻהוּ הַמֹּורִים אֲנָשִׁים בַּקָּשֶׁת וַיָּחֶל מְאֹד מֵהַמֹּורִים׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/תִּכְבַּ֤ד	va./tikh.Bad	H3513	HC/Vqw3fs	and/ it was heavy
הַ/מִּלְחָמָה֙	ha./mil.cha.Mah	H4421	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ battle
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	against
שָׁא֔וּל	sha.'Ul	H7586	HNp	Saul
וַ/יִּמְצָאֻ֥/הוּ	va/i.yim.tza.'U./hu	H4672	HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms	and/ they found/ him
הַ/מּוֹרִ֖ים	ha./mo.Rim	H3384	HTd/Vhrmpa	the/ archers
אֲנָשִׁ֣ים	'a.na.Shim	H376	HNcmpa	men
בַּ/קָּ֑שֶׁת	ba./Ka.shet	H7198	HRd/Ncfsa	with the/ bow
וַ/יָּ֥חֶל	va/i.Ya.chel	H2342	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he was in severe pain
מְאֹ֖ד	me.'Od	H3966	HD	exceedingly
מֵ/הַ/מּוֹרִֽים	me./ha./mo.Rim	H3384	HR/Td/Ncmpa	from/ the/ archers

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

Strong's References

• H582 — אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh, en-oshe'): from אָנַשׁ; properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified אָדָם); hence,; a man in general (singly or collectively); another, [idiom] (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, [idiom] in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ([idiom] of them), [phrase] stranger, those, [phrase] their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare אִישׁ.
• H2342 — חוּל (chûwl, khool): or חִיל; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert; bear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarry, travail (with pain), tremble, trust, wait carefully (patiently), be wounded.
• H3384 — יָרָה (yârâh, yaw-raw'): or (2 Chronicles 26:15) יָרָא; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach; ([phrase]) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.
• H3513 — כָּבַד (kâbad, kaw-bad'): or כָּבֵד; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses); abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, [idiom] be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in) honour (self), (be) honourable (man), lade, [idiom] more be laid, make self many, nobles, prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop.
• H3966 — מְאֹד (mᵉʼôd, meh-ode'): from the same as אוּד; properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated); diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.
• 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).
• H4672 — מָצָא (mâtsâʼ, maw-tsaw'): a primitive root; properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present; [phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), [idiom] occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
• H7198 — קֶשֶׁת (qesheth, keh'-sheth): from קָשָׁה in the original sense (of קוֹשׁ) of bending; a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris; [idiom] arch(-er), [phrase] arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
• 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:

• 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.
• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

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