1 Samuel

1 Samuel 23:24–25

²⁴So they set out and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the Wilderness of Maon in the Arabah south of Jeshimon, ²⁵and Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this, he pursued David there.

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1 Samuel 23:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So they set out	וַיָּק֛וּמוּ	way·yā·qū·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and went	וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
to Ziph	זִ֖יפָה	zî·p̄āh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H2128 Ziph
ahead of	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Saul	שָׁא֑וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
Now David	וְדָוִ֨ד	wə·ḏā·wiḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and his men	וַאֲנָשָׁ֜יו	wa·’ă·nā·šāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
were in the Wilderness	בְּמִדְבַּ֤ר	bə·miḏ·bar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4057 mouth
of Maon	מָעוֹן֙	mā·‘ō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4584 Maon
in the Arabah	בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה	bā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6160 desert-plain, steppe
south	יְמִ֥ין	yə·mîn	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3225 right hand
of Jeshimon	הַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃	hay·šî·mō·wn	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3452 waste, wilderness

1 Samuel 23:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and Saul	שָׁא֣וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
and his men	וַאֲנָשָׁיו֮	wa·’ă·nā·šāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
went	וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to seek	לְבַקֵּשׁ֒	lə·ḇaq·qêš	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1245 seek
When David	לְדָוִ֔ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
was told about it	וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ	way·yag·gi·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5046 be conspicuous
he went down	וַיֵּ֣רֶד	way·yê·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
to the rock	הַסֶּ֔לַע	has·se·la‘	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5553 crag, cliff
and stayed	וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the Wilderness	בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר	bə·miḏ·bar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4057 mouth
of Maon	מָע֑וֹן	mā·‘ō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4584 Maon
And when Saul	שָׁא֔וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
heard of this	וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע	way·yiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
he pursued	וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף	way·yir·dōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
David	דָוִ֖ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
there	מִדְבַּ֥ר	miḏ·bar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4057 mouth

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