1 Samuel

1 Samuel 22:3–4

³From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay^a with you until I learn what God will do for me.” ⁴So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.

Footnotes

a 22:3 Syriac and Vulgate; Hebrew go forth

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1 Samuel 22:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From there	מִשָּׁ֖ם	miš·šām	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
David	דָּוִ֛ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
went	וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to Mizpeh	מִצְפֵּ֣ה	miṣ·pêh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4708 Mitspeh
of Moab	מוֹאָ֑ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
where he said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Moab	מוֹאָ֗ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
Please	נָ֞א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
let my father	אָבִ֤י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
and mother	וְאִמִּי֙	wə·’im·mî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H517 mother
stay	יֵֽצֵא־	yê·ṣê-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
with you	אִתְּכֶ֔ם	’it·tə·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H854 with
until	עַ֚ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
I learn	אֵדַ֔ע	’ê·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
what	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
God	אֱלֹהִֽים׃	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
will do	יַּֽעֲשֶׂה־	ya·‘ă·śeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
for me	לִּ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

1 Samuel 22:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So he left them	וַיַּנְחֵ֕ם	way·yan·ḥêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5148 lead, guide
in	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
the care	פְּנֵ֖י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Moab	מוֹאָ֑ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
and they stayed	וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ	way·yê·šə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
with him	עִמּ֔וֹ	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
the whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
time	יְמֵ֥י	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
David	דָּוִ֖ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
was	הֱיוֹת־	hĕ·yō·wṯ-	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in the stronghold	בַּמְּצוּדָֽה׃ס	bam·mə·ṣū·ḏāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4686 net, capture, fastness

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1 Samuel 22:4 Psalm 11:1

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