Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 26:2 Interlinear

arose Then Saul and went down in the wilderness of Ziph having three thousand men chosen of Israel with him to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיָּ֣קָםH6965aroseto rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
2שָׁא֗וּלH7586Then Saulshaul, the name of an edomite and two israelites
3וַיֵּ֙רֶד֙H3381and went downto descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
4אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
5בְּמִדְבַּרH4057in the wildernessa pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
6זִֽיף׃H2128of Ziphziph, the name of a place in palestine; also of an israelite
7וְאִתּ֛וֹH854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
8שְׁלֹֽשֶׁתH7969having threethree; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
9אֲלָפִ֥יםH505thousandhence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
10אִ֖ישׁH376mena 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)
11בְּחוּרֵ֣יH977chosenproperly, to try, i.e., (by implication) select
12יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478of Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
13לְבַקֵּ֥שׁH1245with him to seekto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
14אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
15דָּוִ֖דH1732Daviddavid, the youngest son of jesse
16בְּמִדְבַּרH4057in the wildernessa pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
17זִֽיף׃H2128of Ziphziph, the name of a place in palestine; also of an israelite

Verse Context

1 Samuel 26:1came And the Ziphites unto Saul to Gibeah saying...
1 Samuel 26:2 (current)arose Then Saul and went down in the wilderness of Ziph having three thousand men chosen of Israel with him to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph
1 Samuel 26:3pitched And Saul in the hill of Hachilah ...

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