1 Samuel
1 Samuel 23:14
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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.