1 Samuel 21:7
Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief shepherd for Saul.
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ASV
Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Jehovah; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chiefest of the herdsmen that belonged to Saul.
KJV
Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְשָׁ֡ם | ve.Sham | and there | H8033 → |
| אִישׁ֩ | 'ish | a man | H376 → |
| מֵעַבְדֵ֨י | me.'av.Dei | one of [the] servants of | H5650 → |
| שָׁא֜וּל | sha.'Ul | Saul | H7586 → |
| בַּיּ֣וֹם | bai.Yom | on the day | H3117 → |
| הַה֗וּא | ha.Hu' | <the> that | H1931 → |
| נֶעְצָר֙ | ne'.Tzar | [was] detained | H6113 → |
| לִפְנֵ֣י | lif.Nei | <to> before | H6440 → |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| וּשְׁמ֖וֹ | u.she.Mo | and name his | H8034 → |
| דֹּאֵ֣ג | do.'Eg | [was] Doeg | H1673 → |
| הָאֲדֹמִ֑י | ha.'a.do.Mi | the Edomite | H130 → |
| אַבִּ֥יר | 'a.Bir | [the] mighty [one] of | H47 → |
| הָרֹעִ֖ים | ha.ro.'Im | the shepherds | H7462 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | who | H834 → |
| לְשָׁאֽוּל׃ | le.sha.'Ul | [belonged] to Saul | H7586 → |
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