And the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, Is not David hiding with us in the strongholds in the wood of Ziph, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert? — the betrayal (*va'ya'alu Ziphim el Shaul Gibahtah le'mor ha'lo David nistar imanu ba'mtzudot ba'ya'ar Ziph*) represents David's own people—the Ziphites are Judahites—reporting his location to the king. The geographical specificity—the *ya'ar Ziph*, wood of Ziph; *gib'at Hakilah*, hill of Hachilah—provides detailed intelligence, a guide for Saul's hunting.

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