1 Samuel

1 Samuel 22:1

¹So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So David	דָּוִד֙	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
left	וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and took refuge	וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט	way·yim·mā·lêṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4422 slip away
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the cave	מְעָרַ֣ת	mə·‘ā·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4631 cave
of Adullam	עֲדֻלָּ֑ם	‘ă·ḏul·lām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5725 Adullam
When his brothers	אֶחָיו֙	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
and the rest of	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his father’s	אָבִ֔יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
household	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
heard about it	וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּ	way·yiš·mə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
they went down	וַיֵּרְד֥וּ	way·yê·rə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
to him	אֵלָ֖יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
there	שָֽׁמָּה׃	šām·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H8033 there, thither

Cross-references

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Psalm 57:1–11 · Psalm 142:1–7 · Psalm 34:1 · 1 Chronicles 11:15 · Hebrews 11:38 · Joshua 12:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.