1 Samuel 17:1
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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. | Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim. | Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongeth to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they gathered | וַיַּאַסְפ֨וּ | vai-ya-'as-FU | H0622 | to gatherאָסַף (a.saph) 1) to gather, receive, remove, gather in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to gather, collect 1a2) to gather (an individual into company of others) 1a3) to bring up the rear 1a4) to gather and take away, remove, withdraw 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to assemble, be gathered 1b2) (pass of Qal 1a2) 1b2a) to be gathered to one's fathers 1b2b) to be brought in or into (association with others) 1b3) (pass of Qal 1a4) 1b3a) to be taken away, removed, perish 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to gather (harvest) 1c2) to take in, receive into 1c3) rearguard, rearward (subst) 1d) (Pual) to be gathered 1e) (Hithpael) to gather oneself or themselves |
| [the] Philistines | פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים | fe-lish-TIM | H6430G | Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) Philistine = "immigrants" an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan Another spelling of pe.le.shet (פְּלֶ֫שֶׁת "Philistia" H6429) |
| armies their | מַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ | ma-cha-nei-HEM | H4264 | campמַחֲנֶה (ma.cha.neh) 1) encampment, camp 1a) camp, place of encampment 1b) camp of armed host, army camp 1c) those who encamp, company, body of people |
| for the battle | לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה | la-mil-cha-MAH | H4421 | battleמִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) battle, war |
| and they were gathered | וַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּ | vai-ye-'A-se-FU | H0622 | to gatherאָסַף (a.saph) 1) to gather, receive, remove, gather in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to gather, collect 1a2) to gather (an individual into company of others) 1a3) to bring up the rear 1a4) to gather and take away, remove, withdraw 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to assemble, be gathered 1b2) (pass of Qal 1a2) 1b2a) to be gathered to one's fathers 1b2b) to be brought in or into (association with others) 1b3) (pass of Qal 1a4) 1b3a) to be taken away, removed, perish 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to gather (harvest) 1c2) to take in, receive into 1c3) rearguard, rearward (subst) 1d) (Pual) to be gathered 1e) (Hithpael) to gather oneself or themselves |
| Socoh | שֹׂכֹ֖ה | so-KHOH | H7755G | Socohשׂוֹכֹה, שֹׂכֹה (s.vo.khoh) § Shocho or Shochoh or Sochoh or Shoco or Socoh = "bushy" a town in the lowlands of Judah |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a-SHER | H0834A | whichאֲשֶׁר (a.sher) A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when |
| [belongs] to Judah | לִיהוּדָ֑ה | li-hu-DAH | H3063G | Judahיְהוּד (ye.hud) A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.35; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); married to Bath-shua (H1323I) and Tamar (H8559); father of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209), Shelah (H7956), Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) Aramaic of ye.hu.dah (יְהוּדָה "Judah" H3063) Judah-the territory of the tribe of Judah |
| and they encamped | וַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּ | vai-ya-cha-NU | H2583 | to campחָנָה (cha.nah) 1) to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to decline 1a2) to encamp |
| between | בֵּין־ | bein- | H0996G | betweenבַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) : between between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between |
| Socoh | שׂוֹכֹ֥ה | so-KHOH | H7755G | Socohשׂוֹכֹה, שֹׂכֹה (s.vo.khoh) § Shocho or Shochoh or Sochoh or Shoco or Socoh = "bushy" a town in the lowlands of Judah |
| and between | וּבֵין־ | u-vein- | H0996G | betweenבַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) : between between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between |
| Azekah | עֲזֵקָ֖ה | 'a-ze-KAH | H5825 | Azekahעֲזֵקָה (a.ze.qah) § Azekah = "dug over" a town in the lowlands of Judah |
| in Ephes | בְּאֶ֥פֶס | be-'E-fes | H0658 | Ephes-dammimאֶ֫פֶס דַּמִּים (e.phes dam.mim) Ephes Dammim = "edge of blood" a place approx 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Jerusalem Also named: pas dam.mim (פַּס דַּמִּים "Pas-dammim" H6450) |
| Dammim | דַּמִּֽים׃ | da-MIM | H0658 | Ephes-dammimאֶ֫פֶס דַּמִּים (e.phes dam.mim) Ephes Dammim = "edge of blood" a place approx 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Jerusalem Also named: pas dam.mim (פַּס דַּמִּים "Pas-dammim" H6450) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.