1 Samuel 17:28
Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”
BSB
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ASV
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
KJV
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
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34 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע | vai.yish.Ma' | and he heard | H8085 → |
| אֱלִיאָב֙ | 'e.li.'Av | Eliab | H446 → |
| אָחִ֣יו | 'a.Chiv | brother his | H251 → |
| הַגָּד֔וֹל | ha.ga.Dol | <the> old | H1419 → |
| בְּדַבְּר֖וֹ | be.da.be.Ro | when spoke he | H1696 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים | ha.'a.na.Shim | the men | H582 → |
| וַיִּֽחַר־ | vai.yi.char- | and it burned | H2734 → |
| אַף֩ | 'af | [the] anger of | H639 → |
| אֱלִיאָ֨ב | 'e.li.'Av | Eliab | H446 → |
| בְּדָוִ֜ד | be.da.Vid | on David | H1732 → |
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| לָמָּה־ | la.mah- | <to> why? | H4100 → |
| זֶּ֣ה | zeh | this | H2088 → |
| יָרַ֗דְתָּ | ya.Rad.ta | have you come down | H3381 → |
| וְעַל־ | ve.'al- | and with | H5921 → |
| מִ֨י | mi | whom? | H4310 → |
| נָטַ֜שְׁתָּ | na.Tash.ta | have you left | H5203 → |
| מְעַ֨ט | me.'At | [the] fewness of | H4592 → |
| הַצֹּ֤אן | ha.Tzon | the sheep | H6629 → |
| הָהֵ֙נָּה֙ | ha.He.nah | <the> those | H2007 → |
| בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר | ba.mid.Bar | in the wilderness | H4057 → |
| אֲנִ֧י | 'a.Ni | I | H589 → |
| יָדַ֣עְתִּי | ya.Da'.ti | I know | H3045 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| זְדֹנְךָ֗ | ze.do.ne.Kha | arrogance your | H2087 → |
| וְאֵת֙ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| רֹ֣עַ | Ro.a' | [the] wickedness of | H7455 → |
| לְבָבֶ֔ךָ | le.va.Ve.kha | heart your | H3824 → |
| כִּ֗י | Ki | that | H3588 → |
| לְמַ֛עַן | le.Ma.'an | so as | H4616 → |
| רְא֥וֹת | re.'ot | to see | H7200 → |
| הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה | ha.mil.cha.Mah | the battle | H4421 → |
| יָרָֽדְתָּ׃ | ya.Ra.de.ta | you have come down | H3381 → |
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