1 Samuel

1 Samuel 23:15

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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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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.