1 Samuel

1 Samuel 27:1

¹David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
David	דָּוִד֙	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
however	דָּוִד֙	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
himself	לִבּ֔וֹ	lib·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
One	אֶחָ֖ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
of these days	יוֹם־	yō·wm-	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
now	עַתָּ֛ה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
I will be swept away	אֶסָּפֶ֥ה	’es·sā·p̄eh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5595 sweep away or snatch away, catch up
by the hand	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of Saul	שָׁא֑וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
There is nothing	אֵֽין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
better	ט֜וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
for me	לִ֨י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
than	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
to escape	הִמָּלֵ֥ט	him·mā·lêṭ	Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute	H4422 slip away
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
Then Saul	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
will stop	וְנוֹאַ֨שׁ	wə·nō·w·’aš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2976 despair
searching	לְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִי	lə·ḇaq·šê·nî	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H1245 seek
for me	מִמֶּ֤נִּי	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
all over	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and I will slip	וְנִמְלַטְתִּ֖י	wə·nim·laṭ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H4422 slip away
out of his hand	מִיָּדֽוֹ׃	mî·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand

Cross-references

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Isaiah 40:27–31 · Isaiah 51:12 · Isaiah 30:15–16 · 1 Samuel 23:17 · 1 Samuel 27:10–11 · 1 Samuel 21:10–15 · 1 Samuel 16:13 · 1 Samuel 28:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.