1 Samuel

1 Samuel 23:14–15

¹⁴And David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver David into his hand.

¹⁵While David was in Horesh in the Wilderness of Ziph, he saw that Saul had come out to take his life.

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1 Samuel 23:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And David	דָּוִ֤ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
stayed	וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּר֙	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
strongholds	בַּמְּצָד֔וֹת	bam·mə·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4679 fastness, stronghold
and in the hill country	בָּהָ֖ר	bā·hār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of the Wilderness	בְּמִדְבַּר־	bə·miḏ·bar-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4057 mouth
of Ziph	זִ֑יף	zîp̄	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2128 Ziph
Day	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
after day	הַיָּמִ֔ים	hay·yā·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
Saul	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
searched for him	וַיְבַקְשֵׁ֤הוּ	way·ḇaq·šê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H1245 seek
but God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
would not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
deliver	נְתָנ֥וֹ	nə·ṯā·nōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
into his hand	בְּיָדֽוֹ׃	bə·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand

1 Samuel 23:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
While David	דָוִ֔ד	ḏå̄·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
was in Horesh	בַּחֹֽרְשָׁה׃ס	ba·ḥō·rə·šāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2793 wood, wooded height
in the Wilderness	בְּמִדְבַּר־	bə·miḏ·bar-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4057 mouth
of Ziph	זִ֖יף	zîp̄	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2128 Ziph
he	וְדָוִ֥ד	wə·ḏā·wiḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
saw	וַיַּ֣רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Saul	שָׁא֖וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
had come out	יָצָ֥א	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
to take	לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ	lə·ḇaq·qêš	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1245 seek
his life	נַפְשׁ֑וֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

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1 Samuel 23:14 Psalm 54:3–4 · Psalm 32:7 · Joshua 15:55 · Romans 8:31 · Joshua 15:24 · Proverbs 21:30 · 2 Timothy 3:11 · Jeremiah 36:26 · 2 Timothy 4:17–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.