1 Samuel 18:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְסִרֵ֤הוּ שָׁאוּל֙ מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹ וַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּ ל֖וֹ שַׂר־אָ֑לֶף וַיֵּצֵ֥א וַיָּבֹ֖א לִפְנֵ֥י הָעָֽם׃

Transliteration

And wa-yəsîrēhû Šāʾûl from with him, and wa-yəśîmēhû to him śar-ʾālep. And wa-yēṣēʾ and wa-yābōʾ before the ʿām.

Grammar Details

*wa-yəsîrēhû*: conjunction + hiphil imperfect, 3ms + 3ms suffix - and he removed him
*Šāʾûl*: proper noun - Saul
*mē-ʿimmô*: preposition + preposition + 3ms suffix - from with him
*wa-yəśîmēhû*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3ms + 3ms suffix - and he made/appointed him
*lô*: preposition + 3ms suffix - for himself
*śar-ʾālep*: masculine singular construct + masculine singular noun - commander of a thousand
*wa-yēṣēʾ*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3ms - and he went out
*wa-yābōʾ*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3ms - and he came in
*li-pnê*: preposition + construct noun - before
*ha-ʿām*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the people

Word Meanings

*sûr*: remove/turn aside/take away
*śîm*: put/place/set/appoint
*śar*: commander/official/captain
*ʾelep*: thousand/unit of troops
*yāṣāʾ*: go out/come out/depart
*bôʾ*: come in/enter/arrive
*pānîm*: face/presence/front
*ʿām*: people/nation/troops

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

2 Sam 5:2 : 2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and Jehovah said to thee, Thou shalt be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.
Ps 121:8 : 8 Jehovah will keep thy going out and thy coming in From this time forth and for evermore.
Num 27:16-17 : 16 Let Jehovah, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation, 17 who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in; that the congregation of Jehovah be not as sheep which have no shepherd.
1 Sam 8:12 : 12 and he will appoint them unto him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and [he will set some] to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.
1 Sam 18:16-17 : 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them. 17 And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah's battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
1 Sam 18:25 : 25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
1 Sam 22:7 : 7 And Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,

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