1 Samuel
1 Samuel 24:2
2So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Saul | שָׁא֗וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| took | וַיִּקַּ֣ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| three | שְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת | šə·lō·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| thousand | אֲלָפִ֛ים | ’ă·lā·p̄îm | Number - masculine plural | H505 thousand |
| chosen | בָּח֖וּר | bā·ḥūr | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H977 choose |
| men | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| from all | מִכָּל־ | mik·kāl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| and went | וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to look for | לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ | lə·ḇaq·qêš | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1245 seek |
| David | דָּוִד֙ | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and his men | וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו | wa·’ă·nā·šāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H582 man, mankind |
| in | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the region | פְּנֵ֖י | pə·nê | Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the Rocks | צוּרֵ֥י | ṣū·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H6697 rock, cliff |
| of the Wild Goats | הַיְּעֵלִֽים׃ | hay·yə·‘ê·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3277 mountain-goat |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.