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1 Samuel

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And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And David David Noun H1732 דָּוִ֜ד da·vid
Analysis:
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said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai·yo·mer
unto Achish Achish Noun H397 אָכִ֗ישׁ a·chish
If lo Conjunction H518 אִם־ im-
now I beseech thee Interjection H4994 נָא֩ na
If I have now found be able Verb H4672 מָצָ֨אתִי ma·tza·ti
grace favour Noun H2580 חֵ֤ן chen
in thine eyes affliction Noun H5869 בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ be·'ei·nei·cha
let them give add Verb H5414 יִתְּנוּ־ yit·te·nu-
me a place country Noun H4725 מָקֹ֗ום ma·ko·vm
in some a Adjective H259 בְּאַחַ֛ת be·'a·chat
town Ai Noun H5892 עָרֵ֥י a·rei
in the country country Noun H7704 הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה has·sa·deh
that I may dwell abide Verb H3427 וְאֵ֣שְׁבָה ve·'e·she·vah
there in it Adverb H8033 שָּׁ֑ם sham;
why how long Pronoun H4100 וְלָ֨מָּה ve·lam·mah
there for why should thy servant bondage Noun H5650 עַבְדְּךָ֛ av·de·cha
dwell abide Verb H3427 יֵשֵׁ֧ב ye·shev
in the royal kingdom Noun H4467 הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה ham·mam·la·chah
city Ai Noun H5892 בְּעִ֥יר be·'ir

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David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

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King James Bible And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
Hebrew Greek English And Then David said unto to Achish, If "If now I have now found grace favor in thine eyes, your sight, let them give me a place in some town one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: live there; for why should thy your servant dwell live in the royal city with thee?you?"
New American Standard Bible 1995 And Then David said unto to Achish, If "If now I have now found grace favor in thine eyes, your sight, let them give me a place in some town one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: live there; for why should thy your servant dwell live in the royal city with thee?you?"