1st Samuel Chapter 17 verse 11 Holy Bible
And when Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
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And Saul and all Israel, hearing those words of the Philistine, were troubled and full of fear.
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And Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, and they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
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When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
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When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
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When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
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And Saul heareth -- and all Israel -- these words of the Philistine, and they are broken down and greatly afraid.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) They were dismayed, and greatly afraid.--Saul the king, perhaps, was restrained from personally accepting the challenge by motives of dignity, but the marked silence on his part, and the utter hopelessness of his army, reads in strange contrast to the former records of Hebrew daring. Where was Jonathan, for instance, ever the bravest of the brave, and his gallant armour-bearer? There had assuredly been a time when neither motives of dignity nor prudence would have restrained Saul and his warriors from accepting the challenge of the uncircumcised enemy. We notice, too, here there is no inquiry of the Urim and Thummim, no mention of prayer to the God of the armies of Israel. An evil spirit was indeed upon the King of Israel.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewOn hearingוַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע (way·yiš·ma‘)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 8085: To hear intelligentlytheהָאֵ֑לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh)Article | Pronoun - common pluralStrong's 428: These, thosewordsדִּבְרֵ֥י (diḇ·rê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a causeof the Philistine,הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י (hap·pə·liš·tî)Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of PhilistiaSaulשָׁאוּל֙ (šā·’ūl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelitesand allוְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everythe Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his descwere dismayedוַיֵּחַ֥תּוּ (way·yê·ḥat·tū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 2865: To prostrate, to break down, either, by violence, by confusion and fearand greatlyמְאֹֽד׃ (mə·’ōḏ)AdverbStrong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedilyafraid.וַיִּֽרְא֖וּ (way·yir·’ū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frightenJump to PreviousAfraid Broken Dismayed Heard Heareth Hearing Israel Israelites Philistine Philistine's Saul Terrified Troubled Words
