1 Samuel

1 Samuel 22:4–5

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.

⁵Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Depart and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.

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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

1 Samuel 22:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the prophet	הַנָּבִ֜יא	han·nā·ḇî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
Gad	גָּ֨ד	gāḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1410 Gad
said	וַיֹּאמֶר֩	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
David	דָּוִ֗ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
Do not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
stay	תֵשֵׁב֙	ṯê·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the stronghold	בַּמְּצוּדָ֔ה	bam·mə·ṣū·ḏāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4686 net, capture, fastness
Depart	לֵ֥ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and go	וּבָֽאתָ־	ū·ḇā·ṯā-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into	לְּךָ֖	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
the land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
So David	דָּוִ֔ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
left	וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and went	וַיָּבֹ֖א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to the forest	יַ֥עַר	ya·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3293 wood, forest, thicket
of Hereth	חָֽרֶת׃ס	ḥā·reṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2802 Chereth

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1 Samuel 22:4 Psalm 11:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.