King James Version

1 Samuel 27:7

And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

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וַֽיְהִי֙vayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.מִסְפַּ֣רmisparnumberמִסְפָּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “number”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4557a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration[phrase] abundance, account, [idiom] all, [idiom] few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, [phrase] time.הַיָּמִ֔יםhayamimthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…יָשַׁ֥בyashavdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “dwell”, a completed actionH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…דָּוִ֖דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.בִּשְׂדֵ֣הbisdehin fieldשָׂדֶהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in field”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.פְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfelishtimPhilistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “Philistine”, the ordinary formH6430a Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethPhilistine.יָמִ֖יםyamimas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…וְאַרְבָּעָ֥הvearbaahand fourאַרְבַּעconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “and four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.חֳדָשִֽׁיםchodashimmonthחֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “month”, the ordinary formH2320the new moon; by implication, a monthmonth(-ly), new moon.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the number of the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the number of the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the number of the days which David hath dwelt in the field of the Philistines [is] days and four months;

World English Bible

The number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

Darby Translation

And the time that David abode in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months.

Douay-Rheims

And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines, was four months.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the number of the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the number of the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was four months.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγενήθη ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῶν ἡμερῶν ὧν ἐκάθισε Δαυὶδ ἐν ἀγρῷ τῶν ἀλλοφύλων, τέσσαρας μῆνας.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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