Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleOn hearing the words of the Philistine, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and greatly afraid. Young's Literal Translation And Saul heareth—and all Israel—these words of the Philistine, and they are broken down and greatly afraid. King James Bible When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid. Hebrew On hearingוַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע (way·yiš·ma‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the הָאֵ֑לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those words דִּבְרֵ֥י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the Philistine, הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י (hap·pə·liš·tî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia Saul שָׁאוּל֙ (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites and all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the Israelites יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc were dismayed וַיֵּחַ֥תּוּ (way·yê·ḥat·tū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2865: To prostrate, to break down, either, by violence, by confusion and fear and greatly מְאֹֽד׃ (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily afraid. וַיִּֽרְא֖וּ (way·yir·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten |