1 Samuel
1 Samuel 22:6
6Soon Saul learned that David and his men had been discovered. At that time Saul was sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, with his spear in hand and all his servants standing around him.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soon Saul | שָׁא֔וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| learned | וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע | way·yiš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| that | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| David | דָּוִ֔ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and his men | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| had been discovered | נוֹדַ֣ע | nō·w·ḏa‘ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| At that time Saul | וְשָׁאוּל֩ | wə·šā·’ūl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| was sitting | יוֹשֵׁ֨ב | yō·wō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| under | תַּֽחַת־ | ta·ḥaṯ- | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| the tamarisk tree | הָאֶ֤שֶׁל | hā·’e·šel | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H815 tamarisk tree, grove |
| on the hill | בָּֽרָמָה֙ | bā·rā·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7413 height, high-place |
| at Gibeah | בַּגִּבְעָ֜ה | bag·giḇ·‘āh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1390 Gibah |
| with his spear | וַחֲנִית֣וֹ | wa·ḥă·nî·ṯōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2595 spear |
| in hand | בְיָד֔וֹ | ḇə·yā·ḏōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| his servants | עֲבָדָ֖יו | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| standing | נִצָּבִ֥ים | niṣ·ṣā·ḇîm | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
| around him | עָלָֽיו׃ | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.