KJV: Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
YLT: And the war is long between the house of Saul and the house of David, and David is going on and is strong, and the house of Saul are going on and are weak.
Darby: And the war was long between the house of Saul and the house of David; but David became continually stronger, and the house of Saul became continually weaker.
ASV: Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: and David waxed stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
| וַתְּהִ֤י | And there was |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ | a war |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מִלְחָמָה Sense: battle, war. |
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| אֲרֻכָּ֔ה | long |
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Parse: Adjective, feminine singular Root: אָרֹךְ Sense: long. |
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| בֵּ֚ין | between |
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Parse: Preposition Root: בַּיִן Sense: between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between. |
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| בֵּ֣ית | the house |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house. |
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| שָׁא֔וּל | of Saul |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁאוּל Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel. |
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| דָּוִ֑ד | of David |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel. |
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| וְדָוִד֙ | but David |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel. |
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| הֹלֵ֣ךְ | grew [stronger] |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come. |
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| וְחָזֵ֔ק | and stronger |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular Root: חָזֵק Sense: stronger, louder. |
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| וּבֵ֥ית | and the house |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house. |
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| שָׁא֖וּל | of Saul |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁאוּל Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel. |
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| הֹלְכִ֥ים | grew [poorer] |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come. |
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| וְדַלִּֽים | and poorer |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine plural Root: דַּל Sense: low, poor, weak, thin, one who is low. |
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| ס | - |
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Parse: Punctuation |
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