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1 Samuel 17:21–22

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1 Samuel 17:21

21For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.

1 Samuel 17:22

22And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.

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DEFINED WORDS

1 Samuel 17:21

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Israel

The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called in Scripture.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

put

To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

against

Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

1 Samuel 17:22

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hand

The part of the body at the end of the arm; figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

saluted

Greeted or addressed with words or acts of goodwill, respect, or recognition.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

brethren

Brothers; near kindred; fellow Israelites; or fellow believers, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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  1. Genesis 37:14
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  2. Isaiah 10:28
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  3. Judges 18:15
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  4. Luke 10:5–6
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  5. Matthew 10:12–13
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