1 Samuel 24:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.”

1 Samuel 24:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Samuel 24:317 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יִּקַּ֣חwayiqaḥ

acceptconjH3947

bring · buy · carry away · drawn ···

שָׁא֗וּלšāʾwl

SaulnounH7586

Shaul

שְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתšəlōšet

thirdadjH7969

fork · often · thir(-teen · -teenth) ···

אֲלָפִ֛יםʾălāpiym

thousandadjH505

אִ֥ישׁʾiyš

mannounH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

בָּח֖וּרbāḥwr

acceptableverbH977

appoint · choose · excellent · join ···

מִ/כָּלmikāl

all (mannerpronH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiśərāʾēl

IsraelnounH3478

וַ/יֵּ֗לֶךְwayēlekə

awayconjH3212

again · bear · bring · carry ···

לְ/בַקֵּ֤שׁləbaqēš

askpronH1245

beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

דָּוִד֙dāwid

DavidnounH1732

וַֽ/אֲנָשָׁ֔י/וwaʾănāšāyw

manconjH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

פְּנֵ֖יpənēy

a- forenounH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

צוּרֵ֥יṣwrēy

edgenounH6697

God · rock · sharp · stone ···

הַ/יְּעֵלִֽיםhayəʿēliym

wild goatparticleH3277

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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