1 Samuel

1 Samuel 26:2

²So Saul, accompanied by three thousand chosen men of Israel, went down to the Wilderness of Ziph to search for David there.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Saul	שָׁא֗וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
accompanied by	וְאִתּ֛וֹ	wə·’it·tōw	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular	H854 with
three	שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־	šə·lō·šeṯ-	Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
thousand	אֲלָפִ֥ים	’ă·lā·p̄îm	Number - masculine plural	H505 thousand
chosen	בְּחוּרֵ֣י	bə·ḥū·rê	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct	H977 choose
men	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
went down	וַיֵּ֙רֶד֙	way·yê·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Wilderness	מִדְבַּר־	miḏ·bar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4057 mouth
of Ziph	זִ֔יף	zîp̄	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2128 Ziph
to search for	לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ	lə·ḇaq·qêš	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1245 seek
David	דָּוִ֖ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
there	בְּמִדְבַּר־	bə·miḏ·bar-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4057 mouth

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.