1 Samuel 29:3
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?”
מָה
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses
הָיָה
he has been
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הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
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מָצָא
I have found
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מָצָא
To find, to discover, to encounter. Matsa. God is findable. He is not playing hide and seek. He actively reveals Himself to genuine seekers.
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דָּוִד
David
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דָּוִד
David. Beloved. The shepherd boy who became king. A man after God's own heart. God chooses the surrendered heart not the impressive resume.
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עֶבֶד
the servant of
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עֶבֶד
Servant, slave. Ebed. Moses was called the servant of the LORD, the highest honour. The greatest in God's kingdom is the servant of all.
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מֶלֶךְ
the king of
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מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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עַד
until
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עַד
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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נָפַל
fell/ he
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נָפַל
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
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יוֹם
days
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יוֹם
Day. Yom. A period of time. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is His gift.
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מְאוּמָה
anything
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מְאוּמָה
properly, a speck or point, i.e. (by implication) something; with negative, nothing
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זֶה
is this
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זֶה
the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
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שָׁאוּל
Saul
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שָׁאוּל
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
the Philistines
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
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שַׂר
the commanders of
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שַׂר
a head person (of any rank or class)
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שָׁנֶה
years
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שָׁנֶה
a year (as a revolution of time)
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