1 Samuel

1 Samuel 24:3

³Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself.^a And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave.

Footnotes

a 24:3 Literally cover his feet, a euphemism for relieving oneself

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Soon Saul came	וַ֠יָּבֹא	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the sheepfolds	הַצֹּ֤אן	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
along	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the road	הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙	had·de·reḵ	Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
where there was	וְשָׁ֣ם	wə·šām	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
a cave	מְעָרָ֔ה	mə·‘ā·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4631 cave
and he	שָׁא֖וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
went in	וַיָּבֹ֥א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to relieve	לְהָסֵ֣ךְ	lə·hā·sêḵ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5526 overshadow, screen, cover
himself	רַגְלָ֑יו	raḡ·lāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H7272 foot
And David	וְדָוִד֙	wə·ḏā·wiḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and his men	וַאֲנָשָׁ֔יו	wa·’ă·nā·šāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
were hiding	יֹשְׁבִֽים׃	yō·šə·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the recesses	בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥י	bə·yar·kə·ṯê	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct	H3411 flank, side
of the cave	הַמְּעָרָ֖ה	ham·mə·‘ā·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4631 cave

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Judges 3:24 · Psalm 142:1–7 · Psalm 57:1–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.