1 Samuel

1 Samuel 27:2–3

²So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch,^a the king of Gath. ³David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.

Footnotes

a 27:2 Maoch is a variant of Maacah; see 1 Kings 2:39|1KI 2:39.

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1 Samuel 27:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So David	דָּוִ֔ד	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
with	עִמּ֑וֹ	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
his six	וְשֵׁשׁ־	wə·šêš-	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular	H8337 six
hundred	מֵא֥וֹת	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
men	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
and went	וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר	way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Achish	אָכִ֥ישׁ	’ā·ḵîš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H397 Akish
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Maoch	מָע֖וֹךְ	mā·‘ō·wḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4582 Maok
the king	מֶ֥לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Gath	גַּֽת׃	gaṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1661 wine-press

1 Samuel 27:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
David	דָּוִ֨ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and his men	וַאֲנָשָׁ֖יו	wa·’ă·nā·šāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
settled	וַיֵּשֶׁב֩	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Gath	בְּגַ֛ת	bə·ḡaṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1661 wine-press
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
Achish	אָכִ֥ישׁ	’ā·ḵîš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H397 Akish
Each man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
had his family with him	וּבֵית֑וֹ	ū·ḇê·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
and David	דָּוִד֙	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
had his two	וּשְׁתֵּ֣י	ū·šə·tê	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
wives	נָשָׁ֔יו	nā·šāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
Ahinoam	אֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙	’ă·ḥî·nō·‘am	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H293 Achinoam
of Jezreel	הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔ית	hay·yiz·rə·‘ê·lîṯ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3158 Jizreelite
and Abigail	וַאֲבִיגַ֥יִל	wa·’ă·ḇî·ḡa·yil	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H26 Abigail, Abigal
of Carmel	הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃	hak·kar·mə·lîṯ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3761 the Carmelite
the widow	אֵֽשֶׁת־	’ê·šeṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
of Nabal	נָבָ֖ל	nā·ḇāl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5037 Nabal

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1 Samuel 27:2 1 Samuel 21:10 · 1 Samuel 25:13

1 Samuel 27:3 1 Samuel 25:42–43

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