Hebrew Interlinear
1 Samuel 24:2 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of 1 Samuel 24:2, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“took Then Saul three thousand men chosen out of all Israel to seek David men upon the rocks of the wild goats”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיִּקַּ֣ח | H3947 | took | to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| 2 | שָׁא֗וּל | H7586 | Then Saul | shaul, the name of an edomite and two israelites |
| 3 | שְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת | H7969 | three | three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice |
| 4 | אֲלָפִ֛ים | H505 | thousand | hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand |
| 5 | וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו | H376 | men | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) |
| 6 | בָּח֖וּר | H977 | chosen | properly, to try, i.e., (by implication) select |
| 7 | מִכָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 8 | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | H3478 | out of all Israel | he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity |
| 9 | וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ | H1980 | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | |
| 10 | לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ | H1245 | to seek | to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after |
| 11 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 12 | דָּוִד֙ | H1732 | David | david, the youngest son of jesse |
| 13 | וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו | H376 | men | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) |
| 14 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 15 | פְּנֵ֖י | H6440 | upon | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 16 | צוּרֵ֥י | H6697 | the rocks | properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous) |
| 17 | הַיְּעֵלִֽים׃ | H3277 | of the wild goats | an ibex (as climbing) |
Geographic Context
Verse Context
1 Samuel 24:1 was returned And it came to pass when Saul from following the Philistines...
1 Samuel 24:2 (current)took Then Saul three thousand men chosen out of all Israel to seek David men upon the rocks of the wild goats
1 Samuel 24:3And he came to the sheepcotes by the way...