1 Samuel

1 Samuel 26:5

⁵Then David set out and went to the place where Saul had camped. He saw the place where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the general of his army, had lain down. Saul was lying inside the inner circle of the camp, with the troops camped around him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then David	דָּוִ֗ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
set out	וַיָּ֣קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and went	וַיָּבֹא֮	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶֽל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the place	הַמָּקוֹם֮	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
where	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Saul	שָׁאוּל֒	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
had camped	חָנָה־	ḥā·nāh-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2583 decline, bend down, encamp
He	דָּוִ֗ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
saw	וַיַּ֣רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
the place	הַמָּקוֹם֙	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
where	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Saul	שָׁא֔וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
and Abner	וְאַבְנֵ֥ר	wə·’aḇ·nêr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H74 Abner
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Ner	נֵ֖ר	nêr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5369 Ner
the general	שַׂר־	śar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of his army	צְבָא֑וֹ	ṣə·ḇā·’ōw	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6635 army, war, warfare
had lain down	שָֽׁכַב־	šā·ḵaḇ-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
Saul	וְשָׁאוּל֙	wə·šā·’ūl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
was lying	שֹׁכֵ֣ב	šō·ḵêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7901 lie down
inside the inner circle of the camp	בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל	bam·ma‘·gāl	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4570 entrenchment
with the troops	וְהָעָ֖ם	wə·hā·‘ām	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
camped	חֹנִ֥ים	ḥō·nîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H2583 decline, bend down, encamp
around him	סְבִיבֹתוֹ׃	sə·ḇī·ḇō·ṯō	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H5439 circuit, round about

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