KJV: So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.
YLT: and Saul captured the kingdom over Israel, and he fighteth round about against all his enemies, against Moab, and against the Bene-Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines, and whithersoever he turneth he doth vex them.
Darby: And Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies round about, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines; and whithersoever he turned himself, he discomfited them.
ASV: Now when Saul had taken the kingdom over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he put them to the worse.
וְשָׁא֛וּל | So Saul |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁאוּל Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel. |
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לָכַ֥ד | established |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: לָכַד Sense: to capture, take, seize. |
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הַמְּלוּכָ֖ה | his sovereignty |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מְלוּכָה Sense: kingship, royalty, kingly office. |
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עַל־ | over |
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against. |
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יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | Israel |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel. |
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וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם | and fought |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: לָחַם Sense: to fight, do battle, make war. |
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סָבִ֣יב ׀ | on every side |
Parse: Adverb Root: מוּסָב Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv. |
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בְּֽכָל־ | against all |
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole. |
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אֹיְבָ֡יו | his enemies |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: אֹיֵב Sense: (Qal) enemy. |
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בְּמוֹאָ֣ב ׀ | against Moab |
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מֹואָב Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter. |
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וּבִבְנֵי־ | and against the sons |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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עַמּ֨וֹן | of Ammon |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עַמֹּון Sense: a people dwelling in Transjordan descended from Lot through Ben-ammi. |
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וּבֶאֱד֜וֹם | and against Edom |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֱדֹום Sense: Edom. |
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וּבְמַלְכֵ֤י | and against the kings |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king. |
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צוֹבָה֙ | of Zobah |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: צֹובָא Sense: the name of a portion of Syria which formed a separate kingdom in the times of Saul, David, and Solomon; located northeast of Damascus. |
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וּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | and against the Philistines |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: פְּלִשְׁתִּי Sense: an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan. |
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אֲשֶׁר־ | wherever |
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.). |
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יִפְנֶ֖ה | he turned |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: פֹּונֶה Sense: to turn. |
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יַרְשִֽׁיעַ | he harassed [them] |
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָשַׁע Sense: to be wicked, act wickedly. |