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
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיָּ֣קָם | H6965 | arose | to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) |
| 2 | שָׁא֗וּל | H7586 | Then Saul | shaul, the name of an edomite and two israelites |
| 3 | וַיֵּ֙רֶד֙ | H3381 | and went down | to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau |
| 4 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 5 | בְּמִדְבַּר | H4057 | in the wilderness | a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert |
| 6 | זִֽיף׃ | H2128 | of Ziph | ziph, the name of a place in palestine; also of an israelite |
| 7 | וְאִתּ֛וֹ | H854 | properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | |
| 8 | שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת | H7969 | having three | three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice |
| 9 | אֲלָפִ֥ים | H505 | thousand | hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand |
| 10 | אִ֖ישׁ | 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) |
| 11 | בְּחוּרֵ֣י | H977 | chosen | properly, to try, i.e., (by implication) select |
| 12 | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | H3478 | of Israel | he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity |
| 13 | לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ | H1245 | with him to seek | to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after |
| 14 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 15 | דָּוִ֖ד | H1732 | David | david, the youngest son of jesse |
| 16 | בְּמִדְבַּר | H4057 | in the wilderness | a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert |
| 17 | זִֽיף׃ | H2128 | of Ziph | ziph, 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 ...