Who is abishai in the bible

Meaning: father of a gift (i.e., desirous of a gift)

Abishai is the oldest son of King David’s sister Zeruiah.

Abishai grew to be a mighty warrior, and is a brother of Joab and swift-footed Asahel (2 Samuel 2:18; 1 Chronicles 2:16).

Abishai… was chief of the thirty. …He was most honored of the thirty… —2 Samuel 23:18-19 NASB

…Of the three in the second rank he was the most honored and became their commander… —1 Chronicles 11:20-21 NASB

He had the command of one of the three divisions of David’s army at the battle with Absalom (2 Samuel 18:2; 2 Sam. 18:5; 18:12).

He killed the Philistine giant Ishbi-benob, who threatened David’s life (2 Samuel 21:15-17).

On one occasion Abishai withstood 300 men, and slew them with his own spear (2 Samuel 23:18).

Abishai was the only one who accompanied David when he went to the camp of King Saul and took the spear and the earthenware jar of water from Saul’s bolster (1 Samuel 26:5-12).

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ab'-i-shi, a-bi'-shi ('abhishai, in Ch 'abhshai; meaning is doubtful, probably "my father is Jesse," BDB): Son of Zeruiah, David's sister, and one of the three famous brothers, of whom Joab and Asahel were the other two (2Sa 2:18). He was chief of the second group of three among David's "mighty men" (2Sa 23:18). He first appears with David, who was in the Wilderness of Ziph, to escape Saul. When David called for a volunteer to go down into Saul's camp by night, Abishai responded, and counseled the killing of Saul when they came upon the sleeping king (1Sa 26:6-9). In the skirmish between the men of Ishbosheth and the men of David at Gibeon, in which Asahel was killed by Abner, Abishai was present (2Sa 2:18,24). He was with and aided Joab in the cruel and indefensible murder of Abner, in revenge for their brother Asahel (2Sa 3:30). In David's campaign against the allied Ammonites and Syrians, Abishai led the attack upon the Ammonites, while Joab met the Syrians; the battle was a great victory for Israel (2Sa 10:10-14). He was always faithful to David, and remained with him, as he fled from Absalom. When Shimei, of the house of Saul, cursed the fleeing king, Abishai characteristically wished to kill him at once (2Sa 16:8-9); and when the king returned victorious Abishai advised the rejection of Shimei's penitence, and his immediate execution (2Sa 19:21). In the battle with Absalom's army at Mahanaim Abishai led one division of David's army, Joab and Ittai commanding the other two (2Sa 18:2). With Joab he put down the revolt against David of Sheba, a man of Benjamin (2Sa 20:6,10), at which Joab treacherously slew Amasa his cousin and rival, as he had likewise murdered Abner, Abishai no doubt being party to the crime. In a battle with the Philistines late in his life, David was faint, being now an old man, and was in danger of death at the hands of the Philistine giant Ishbihenob when Abishai came to his rescue and killed the giant (2Sa 21:17). In the list of David's heroes (2Sa 23:1-39) Abishai's right to leadership of the "second three" is based upon his overthrowing three hundred men with his spear (2Sa 23:18). He does not appear in the struggle of Adonijah against Solomon, in which Joab was the leader, and therefore is supposed to have died before that time.

⇒See a list of verses on ABISHAI in the Bible.

He was an impetuous, courageous man, but less cunning than his more famous brother Joab, although just as cruel and relentless toward rival or foe. David understood and feared their hardness and cruelty. Abishai's best trait was his unswerving loyalty to his kinsman, David.

Edward Mack

⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

Abishai:
Son of Zeruiah, David's Sister
One of David's Chief Men
Seeks Saul's Life
Pursues and Kills Abner
Defeats the Edomites
Defeats the Ammonites
Seeks the Life of Shimei
Leads a Division of David's Army Against Absalom
Overthrows Sheba
Saves David from Being Slain by a Philistine
Obtains Water from the Well of Bethlehem for David

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KJV Verse 	Original Hebrew	Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail.	More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word.
“Then answered”	וַיַּ֨עַן	Properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce	Then answered
“David”	דָּוִ֜ד	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“and said”	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀	To say (used with great latitude)	said
“to”	אֶל	Near, with or among; often in general, to	to
“Ahimelech”	אֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ	Achimelek, the name of an Israelite and of a Hittite	Ahimelech
“the Hittite,”	הַֽחִתִּ֗י	A Chittite, or descendant of Cheth	Hittite
“and to”	וְאֶל	Near, with or among; often in general, to	and to
“Abishai”	אֲבִישַׁ֨י	Abishai, an Israelite	Abishai
“the son”	בֶּן	A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)	son
“of Zeruiah,”	צְרוּיָ֜ה	Tserujah, an Israelitess	Zeruiah
“brother”	אֲחִ֤י	A brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H0001])	brother
“to Joab,”	יוֹאָב֙	Joab, the name of three Israelites	Joab
“saying,”	לֵאמֹ֔ר	To say (used with great latitude)	saying
“Who”	מִֽי	Who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix	Who
“will go down”	יֵרֵ֥ד	To descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)	go down
“with”	אִתִּ֛י	Properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc	with
“me to”	אֶל	Near, with or among; often in general, to	me to
“Saul”	שָׁא֖וּל	Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites	Saul
“to”	אֶל	Near, with or among; often in general, to	to
“the camp?”	הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה	An encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)	camp
“And Abishai”	אֲבִישַׁ֔י	Abishai, an Israelite	Abishai
“said,”	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	To say (used with great latitude)	said
“I”	אֲנִ֖י	I	I
“will go down”	אֵרֵ֥ד	To descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)	go down
“with”	עִמָּֽךְ׃	Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)	with
“thee.”	עִמָּֽךְ׃	Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)	thee

See 1 Samuel 26:6 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

4 David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.
5 And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.
6 Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.
7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

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KJV Verse 	Original Hebrew	Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail.	More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word.
“So David”	דָוִ֨ד	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“and Abishai”	וַֽאֲבִישַׁ֥י׀	Abishai, an Israelite	Abishai
“came”	וַיָּבֹא֩	To go or come (in a wide variety of applications)	came
“to”	אֶל	Near, with or among; often in general, to	to
“the people”	הָעָם֮	A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock	people
“by night:”	לַיְלָה֒	Properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity	night
“and, behold,”	וְהִנֵּ֣ה	Lo!	behold
“Saul”	שָׁא֗וּל	Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites	Saul
“lay”	שֹׁכֵ֤ב	To lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)	lay
“sleeping”	יָשֵׁן֙	Sleepy	sleeping
“within the trench,”	בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל	A track (literally or figuratively); also a rampart (as circular)	within trench
“and his spear”	וַֽחֲנִית֥וֹ	A lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)	spear
“stuck”	מְעוּכָֽה	To press, i.e., to pierce, emasculate, handle	stuck
“in the ground”	בָאָ֖רֶץ	The earth (at large, or partitively a land)	ground
“at his bolster:”	מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑ו	Properly, a headpiece, i.e., (plural for adverbial) at (or as) the head-rest (or pillow)	bolster
“but Abner”	וְאַבְנֵ֣ר	Abner, an Israelite	Abner
“and the people”	וְהָעָ֔ם	A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock	people
“lay”	שֹֽׁכְבִ֖ים	To lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)	lay
“round about”	סְבִֽיבֹתָֽו׃	(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around	round about
“him.”	סְבִֽיבֹתָֽו׃	(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around	him

See 1 Samuel 26:7 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

5 And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.
6 Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.
7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.
9 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and be guiltless?

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KJV Verse 	Original Hebrew	Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail.	More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word.
“Then said”	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	To say (used with great latitude)	Then said
“Abishai”	אֲבִישַׁי֙	Abishai, an Israelite	Abishai
“to”	אֶל	Near, with or among; often in general, to	to
“David,”	דָּוִ֔ד	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“God”	אֱלֹהִ֥ים	Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative	God
“hath delivered”	סִגַּ֨ר	To shut up; figuratively, to surrender	delivered
“thine enemy”	אֽוֹיִבְךָ֖	Hating; an adversary	thine enemy
“into thine hand”	בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ	A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]	thine hand
“this day:”	הַיּ֛וֹם	A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)	day
“now”	וְעַתָּה֩	At this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive	now
“therefore let me smite”	אַכֶּ֨נּוּ	To strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)	therefore let smite
“him, I pray thee,”	נָ֜א	'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction	pray
“with the spear”	בַּֽחֲנִ֤ית	A lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)	spear
“even to the earth”	וּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙	The earth (at large, or partitively a land)	even earth
“at once,”	פַּ֣עַם	A stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)	once
“and I will not”	וְלֹ֥א	Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles	not
“smite”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“him the second time.”	אֶשְׁנֶ֖ה	To fold, i.e., duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive)	second time

See 1 Samuel 26:8 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

6 Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.
7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.
9 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and be guiltless?
10 David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

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KJV Verse 	Original Hebrew	Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail.	More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word.
“And David”	דָּוִ֛ד	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“said”	וַיֹּ֧אמֶר	To say (used with great latitude)	said
“to”	אֶל	Near, with or among; often in general, to	to
“Abishai,”	אֲבִישַׁ֖י	Abishai, an Israelite	Abishai
“Destroy”	תַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּ	To decay, i.e., (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)	Destroy
“him not:”	אַל	Not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing	not
“for”	כִּ֠י	(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed	for
“who”	מִ֣י	Who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix	who
“can stretch forth”	שָׁלַ֥ח	To send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)	can stretch forth
“his hand”	יָד֛וֹ	A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]	hand
“against the Lord's”	יְהוָ֖ה	(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God	against Lords
“anointed,”	בִּמְשִׁ֥יחַ	Anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah	anointed
“and be guiltless?”	וְנִקָּֽה׃	To be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e., extirpated	guiltless

See 1 Samuel 26:9 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.
9 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and be guiltless?
10 David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
11 The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord's anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

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KJV Verse 	Original Hebrew	Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail.	More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word.
“David”	דָּוִד֙	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“said”	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	To say (used with great latitude)	said
“furthermore,”	כִּ֥י	(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed	furthermore
“As”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“the Lord”	יְהוָ֔ה	(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God	Lord
“liveth,”	חַי	Alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively	liveth
“the Lord”	יְהוָ֖ה	(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God	Lord
“shall smite”	יִגָּפֶ֑נּוּ	To push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease)	smite
“him; or”	אֽוֹ	Desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if	him or
“his day”	יוֹמ֤וֹ	A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)	day
“shall come”	יָבוֹא֙	To go or come (in a wide variety of applications)	come
“to die;”	וָמֵ֔ת	To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill	die
“or”	א֧וֹ	Desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if	or
“he shall descend”	יֵרֵ֖ד	To descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)	descend
“into battle,”	בַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה	A battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)	battle
“and perish.”	וְנִסְפָּֽה׃	Properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e., to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e., to scatter, remove, or ruin; intransitively, to perish)	perish

See 1 Samuel 26:10 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.
9 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and be guiltless?
10 David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
11 The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord's anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
12 So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them.

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KJV Verse 	Original Hebrew	Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail.	More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word.
“The Lord”	מֵֽיהוָ֔ה	(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God	Lord
“forbid”	חָלִ֤ילָה	Literal for a profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it!	forbid
“that I should stretch forth”	מִשְּׁלֹ֥חַ	To send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)	should stretch forth
“mine hand”	יָדִ֖י	A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]	hand
“against the Lord's”	יְהוָ֑ה	(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God	against Lords
“anointed:”	בִּמְשִׁ֣יחַ	Anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah	anointed
“but, I pray thee,”	נָ֨א	'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction	pray
“take”	קַח	To take (in the widest variety of applications)	take
“thou now”	וְ֠עַתָּה	At this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive	now
“the spear”	הַחֲנִ֜ית	A lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)	spear
“that”	אֲשֶׁ֧ר	Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc	that
“is”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“at his bolster,”	מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֛ו	Properly, a headpiece, i.e., (plural for adverbial) at (or as) the head-rest (or pillow)	bolster
“and the cruse”	צַפַּ֥חַת	A saucer (as flat)	cruse
“of water,”	הַמַּ֖יִם	Water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen	water
“and let us go.”	וְנֵֽלְכָה	To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)	let go

See 1 Samuel 26:11 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

9 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and be guiltless?
10 David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
11 The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord's anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
12 So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them.
13 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:

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“So David”	דָּוִ֨ד	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“took”	וַיִּקַּח֩	To take (in the widest variety of applications)	took
“the spear”	הַחֲנִ֜ית	A lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)	spear
“and the cruse”	צַפַּ֤חַת	A saucer (as flat)	cruse
“of water”	הַמַּ֙יִם֙	Water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen	water
“from Saul's”	שָׁא֔וּל	Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites	Sauls
“bolster;”	מֵרַֽאֲשֹׁתֵ֣י	A pillow (being for the head)	bolster
“and they gat them away,”	וַיֵּֽלְכ֖וּ	To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)	gat away
“and no”	וְאֵ֣ין	A nonentity; generally used as a negative particle	no
“man saw”	רֹאֶה֩	To see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)	man saw
“it,”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“nor”	וְאֵ֨ין	A nonentity; generally used as a negative particle	nor
“knew”	יוֹדֵ֜עַ	To know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)	knew
“it,”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“neither”	וְאֵ֣ין	A nonentity; generally used as a negative particle	neither
“awaked:”	מֵקִ֗יץ	To awake (literally or figuratively)	awaked
“for”	כִּ֤י	(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed	for
“they all”	כֻלָּם֙	Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)	all
“were”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“asleep;”	יְשֵׁנִ֔ים	Sleepy	asleep
“because”	כִּ֚י	(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed	because
“a deep sleep”	תַּרְדֵּמַ֣ת	A lethargy or (by implication) trance	deep sleep
“from the Lord”	יְהוָ֔ה	(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God	Lord
“was fallen”	נָֽפְלָ֖ה	To fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)	fallen
“upon”	עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃	Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications	upon
“them.”	עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃	Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications	them

See 1 Samuel 26:12 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

10 David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
11 The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord's anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
12 So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them.
13 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:
14 And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?

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“Then David”	דָּוִד֙	David, the youngest son of Jesse	Then David
“went over”	וַיַּֽעֲבֹ֤ר	To cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)	went over
“to the other side,”	הָעֵ֔בֶר	Properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)	other side
“and stood”	וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֥ד	To stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)	stood
“on”	עַל	Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications	on
“the top”	רֹאשׁ	The head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)	top
“of an hill”	הָהָ֖ר	A mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)	hill
“afar off;”	מֵֽרָחֹ֑ק	Remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)	afar off
“a great”	רַ֥ב	Abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)	great
“space”	הַמָּק֖וֹם	Properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)	space
“being”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“between”	בֵּֽינֵיהֶֽם׃	Between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or	between
“them:”	בֵּֽינֵיהֶֽם׃	Between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or	them

See 1 Samuel 26:13 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

11 The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord's anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
12 So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them.
13 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:
14 And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?
15 And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.

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“And David”	דָוִ֜ד	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“cried”	וַיִּקְרָ֨א	To call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)	cried
“to”	אֶל	Near, with or among; often in general, to	to
“the people,”	הָעָ֗ם	A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock	people
“and to”	וְאֶל	Near, with or among; often in general, to	and to
“Abner”	אַבְנֵ֤ר	Abner, an Israelite	Abner
“the son”	בֶּן	A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)	son
“of Ner,”	נֵר֙	Ner, an Israelite	Ner
“saying,”	לֵאמֹ֔ר	To say (used with great latitude)	saying
“Answerest”	תַֽעֲנֶ֖ה	Properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce	Answerest
“thou not,”	הֲל֥וֹא	Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles	not
“Abner?”	אַבְנֵ֑ר	Abner, an Israelite	Abner
“Then Abner”	אַבְנֵר֙	Abner, an Israelite	Then Abner
“answered”	וַיַּ֤עַן	Properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce	answered
“and said,”	וַיֹּ֔אמֶר	To say (used with great latitude)	said
“Who”	מִ֥י	Who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix	Who
“art”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“thou”	אַתָּ֖ה	Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you	thou
“that”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“criest”	קָרָ֥אתָ	To call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)	criest
“to”	אֶל	Near, with or among; often in general, to	to
“the king?”	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	A king	king

See 1 Samuel 26:14 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

12 So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them.
13 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:
14 And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?
15 And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.
16 This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the Lord's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.

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“And David”	דָּוִ֨ד	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“said”	וַיֹּאמֶר֩	To say (used with great latitude)	said
“to”	אֶל	Near, with or among; often in general, to	to
“Abner,”	אַבְנֵ֜ר	Abner, an Israelite	Abner
“Art”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“not”	הֲלוֹא	Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles	not
“thou”	אַתָּ֗ה	Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you	thou
“a man?”	אִ֣ישׁ	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)	man
“valiant”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“and who”	וּמִ֤י	Who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix	and who
“is”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“like to thee”	כָמ֙וֹךָ֙	As, thus, so	like
“in Israel?”	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity	Israel
“wherefore”	וְלָ֙מָּה֙	Properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses	wherefore
“then hast thou not”	לֹ֣א	Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles	then not
“kept”	שָׁמַ֔רְתָּ	Properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc	kept
“thy lord”	אֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ	Sovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine)	lord
“the king?”	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	A king	king
“for”	כִּי	(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed	for
“there came”	בָא֙	To go or come (in a wide variety of applications)	came
“one”	אַחַ֣ד	Properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first	one
“of the people”	הָעָ֔ם	A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock	people
“in to destroy”	לְהַשְׁחִ֖ית	To decay, i.e., (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)	destroy
“the king”	הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ	A king	king
“thy lord.”	אֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃	Sovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine)	lord

See 1 Samuel 26:15 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

13 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:
14 And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?
15 And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.
16 This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the Lord's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.
17 And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.

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“This”	הַזֶּה֮	The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that	This
“thing”	הַדָּבָ֣ר	A word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause	thing
“is”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“not”	לֹא	Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles	not
“good”	ט֞וֹב	Good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)	good
“that”	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc	that
“thou hast done.”	עָשִׂיתָ֒	To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application	done
“As”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“the Lord”	יְהוָ֗ה	(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God	Lord
“liveth,”	חַי	Alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively	liveth
“ye”	אַתֶּ֔ם	Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you	ye
“are”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“worthy”	בְנֵי	A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)	worthy
“to die,”	מָ֙וֶת֙	Death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin	die
“because”	אֲשֶׁ֧ר	Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc	because
“ye have not”	לֹֽא	Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles	not
“kept”	שְׁמַרְתֶּ֛ם	Properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc	kept
“your master,”	אֲדֹֽנֵיכֶ֖ם	Sovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine)	master
“the Lord's”	יְהוָ֑ה	(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God	Lords
“anointed.”	מְשִׁ֣יחַ	Anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah	anointed
“And now”	וְעַתָּ֣ה׀	At this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive	now
“see”	רְאֵ֗ה	To see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)	see
“where”	אֵֽי	Where? hence how?	where
“the king's”	הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ	A king	kings
“spear”	חֲנִ֥ית	A lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)	spear
“is,”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“and the cruse”	צַפַּ֥חַת	A saucer (as flat)	cruse
“of water”	הַמַּ֖יִם	Water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen	water
“that”	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc	that
“was”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“at his bolster.”	מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָֽו׃	Properly, a headpiece, i.e., (plural for adverbial) at (or as) the head-rest (or pillow)	bolster

See 1 Samuel 26:16 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

14 And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?
15 And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.
16 This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the Lord's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.
17 And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
18 And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

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“And Saul”	שָׁאוּל֙	Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites	Saul
“knew”	וַיַּכֵּ֤ר	Properly, to scrutinize, i.e., look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning)	knew
“David's”	דָּוִ֔ד	David, the youngest son of Jesse	Davids
“voice,”	ק֣וֹל	A voice or sound	voice
“and said,”	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	To say (used with great latitude)	said
“Is”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“this”	זֶ֖ה	The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that	this
“thy voice,”	הֲקֽוֹלְךָ֥	A voice or sound	voice
“my son”	בְּנִ֣י	A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)	son
“David?”	דָוִ֑ד	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“And David”	דָּוִ֔ד	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“said,”	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	To say (used with great latitude)	said
“It is”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“my voice,”	קוֹלִ֖י	A voice or sound	voice
“my lord,”	אֲדֹנִ֥י	Sovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine)	lord
“O king.”	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	A king	O king

See 1 Samuel 26:17 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

15 And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.
16 This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the Lord's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.
17 And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
18 And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the Lord have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods.

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“And he said,”	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	To say (used with great latitude)	said
“Wherefore”	לָ֥מָּה	Properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses	Wherefore
“doth my lord”	אֲדֹנִ֥י	Sovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine)	doth lord
“thus”	זֶּ֛ה	The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that	thus
“pursue”	רֹדֵ֖ף	To run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)	pursue
“after”	אַֽחֲרֵ֣י	Properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)	after
“his servant?”	עַבְדּ֑וֹ	A servant	servant
“for”	כִּ֚י	(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed	for
“what”	מֶ֣ה	Properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses	what
“have I done?”	עָשִׂ֔יתִי	To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application	done
“or what”	וּמַה	Properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses	or what
“evil”	רָעָֽה׃	Bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)	evil
“is”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“in mine hand?”	בְּיָדִ֖י	A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]	hand

See 1 Samuel 26:18 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

16 This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the Lord's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.
17 And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
18 And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the Lord have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods.
20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.

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“Now”	וְעַתָּ֗ה	At this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive	Now
“therefore, I pray thee,”	נָא֙	'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction	therefore pray
“let my lord”	אֲדֹנִ֣י	Sovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine)	let lord
“the king”	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	A king	king
“hear”	יִֽשְׁמַֽע	To hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)	hear
“the words”	דִּבְרֵ֣י	A word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause	words
“of his servant.”	עַבְדּ֑וֹ	A servant	servant
“If”	אִם	Used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not	If
“the Lord”	יְהוָ֞ה	(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God	Lord
“have stirred thee up”	הֱסִֽיתְךָ֥	Properly, to prick, i.e., (figuratively) stimulate; by implication, to seduce	stirred up
“against me, let him accept”	יָרַ֣ח	Properly, to blow, i.e., breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication, perceive (figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy)	against let accept
“an offering:”	מִנְחָ֔ה	A donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)	offering
“but if”	וְאִ֣ם׀	Used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not	if
“they be”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“the children”	בְּנֵ֣י	A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)	children
“of men,”	הָֽאָדָ֗ם	Ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)	men
“cursed”	אֲרוּרִ֥ים	To execrate	cursed
“be”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“they”	הֵם֙	They (only used when emphatic)	they
“before”	לִפְנֵ֣י	The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)	before
“the Lord;”	יְהוָ֔ה	(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God	Lord
“for”	כִּֽי	(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed	for
“they have driven”	גֵרְשׁ֣וּנִי	To drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce	driven
“me out this day”	הַיּ֗וֹם	A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)	out day
“from abiding”	מֵֽהִסְתַּפֵּ֜חַ	Properly, to scrape out, but in certain peculiar senses (of removal or association)	abiding
“in the inheritance”	בְּנַֽחֲלַ֤ת	Properly, something inherited, i.e., (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion	inheritance
“of the Lord,”	יְהוָה֙	(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God	Lord
“saying,”	לֵאמֹ֔ר	To say (used with great latitude)	saying
“Go,”	לֵ֥ךְ	To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)	Go
“serve”	עֲבֹ֖ד	To work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc	serve
“other”	אֲחֵרִֽים׃	Properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc	other
“gods.”	אֱלֹהִ֥ים	Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative	gods

See 1 Samuel 26:19 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

17 And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
18 And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the Lord have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods.
20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
21 Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

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KJV Verse 	Original Hebrew	Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail.	More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word.
“Now”	וְעַתָּ֗ה	At this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive	Now
“therefore, let not”	אַל	Not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing	therefore let not
“my blood”	דָּמִי֙	Blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e., drops of blood)	blood
“fall”	יִפֹּ֤ל	To fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)	fall
“to the earth”	אַ֔רְצָה	The earth (at large, or partitively a land)	earth
“before”	מִנֶּ֖גֶד	A front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before	before
“the face”	פְּנֵ֣י	The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)	face
“of the Lord:”	יְהוָ֑ה	(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God	Lord
“for”	כִּֽי	(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed	for
“the king”	מֶ֣לֶךְ	A king	king
“of Israel”	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity	Israel
“is come out”	יָצָ֞א	To go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim	come out
“to seek”	לְבַקֵּשׁ֙	To search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after	seek
“a flea,”	פַּרְעֹ֣שׁ	A flea (as the isolated insect)	flea
“as when”	כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר	Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc	as when
“one”	אֶחָ֔ד	Properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first	one
“doth hunt”	יִרְדֹּ֥ף	To run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)	doth hunt
“a partridge”	הַקֹּרֵ֖א	A caller, i.e., partridge (from its cry)	partridge
“in the mountains.”	בֶּֽהָרִֽים׃	A mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)	mountains

See 1 Samuel 26:20 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

18 And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the Lord have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods.
20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
21 Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
22 And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.

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KJV Verse 	Original Hebrew	Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail.	More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word.
“Then said”	וַיֹּאמֶר֩	To say (used with great latitude)	Then said
“Saul,”	שָׁא֨וּל	Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites	Saul
“I have sinned:”	חָטָ֜אתִי	Properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn	sinned
“return,”	שׁ֣וּב	To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again	return
“my son”	בְּנִֽי	A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)	son
“David:”	דָוִ֗ד	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“for”	כִּ֠י	(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed	for
“I will no”	לֹֽא	Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles	no
“more”	ע֔וֹד	Properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more	more
“do thee harm,”	אָרַ֤ע	Properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e., bad (physically, socially or morally)	do harm
“because”	תַּ֠חַת	The bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc	because
“my soul”	נַפְשִׁ֛י	Properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)	soul
“was precious”	יָֽקְרָ֥ה	Properly, apparently, to be heavy, i.e., (figuratively) valuable; causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit)	precious
“in thine eyes”	בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ	An eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)	thine eyes
“this”	הַזֶּ֑ה	The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that	this
“day:”	הַיּ֣וֹם	A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)	day
“behold,”	הִנֵּ֥ה	Lo!	behold
“I have played the fool,”	הִסְכַּ֛לְתִּי	To be silly	played fool
“and have erred”	וָֽאֶשְׁגֶּ֖ה	To stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured	erred
“exceedingly.”	הַרְבֵּ֥ה	To increase (in whatever respect)	exceedingly

See 1 Samuel 26:21 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the Lord have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods.
20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
21 Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
22 And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.
23 The Lord render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the Lord delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the Lord's anointed.

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“And David”	דָּוִד֙	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“answered”	וַיַּ֤עַן	Properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce	answered
“and said,”	וַיֹּ֔אמֶר	To say (used with great latitude)	said
“Behold”	הִנֵּ֖ה	Lo!	Behold
“the king's”	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	A king	kings
“spear!”	החֲנִ֣ית	A lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)	spear
“and let one”	אֶחָ֥ד	Properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first	let one
“of the young men”	מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֖ים	(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)	young men
“come over”	וְיַֽעֲבֹ֛ר	To cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)	come
“and fetch”	וְיִקָּחֶֽהָ׃	To take (in the widest variety of applications)	fetch
“it.”	וְיִקָּחֶֽהָ׃	To take (in the widest variety of applications)	it

See 1 Samuel 26:22 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
21 Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
22 And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.
23 The Lord render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the Lord delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the Lord's anointed.
24 And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the Lord, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.

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“The Lord”	וַֽיהוָה֙	(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God	Lord
“render”	יָשִׁ֣יב	To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again	render
“to every man”	לָאִ֔ישׁ	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)	every man
“his righteousness”	צִדְקָת֖וֹ	Rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)	righteousness
“and his faithfulness:”	אֱמֻֽנָת֑וֹ	Literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity	faithfulness
“for”	אֲשֶׁר֩	Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc	for
“the Lord”	יְהוָ֤ה׀	(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God	Lord
“delivered”	נְתָֽנְךָ֙	To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)	delivered
“thee into hand”	בְּיָ֔ד	A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]	hand
“my”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“to day,”	הַיּוֹם֙	A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)	day
“but I would”	אָבִ֔יתִי	To breathe after, i.e., (figuratively) to be acquiescent	would
“not”	וְלֹ֣א	Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles	not
“stretch forth”	לִשְׁלֹ֥חַ	To send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)	stretch forth
“mine hand”	יָדִ֖י	A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]	hand
“against the Lord's”	יְהוָֽה׃	(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God	against Lords
“anointed.”	בִּמְשִׁ֥יחַ	Anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah	anointed

See 1 Samuel 26:23 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

21 Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
22 And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.
23 The Lord render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the Lord delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the Lord's anointed.
24 And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the Lord, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.
25 Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

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“And, behold,”	וְהִנֵּ֗ה	Lo!	behold
“as”	כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֨ר	Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc	as
“thy life”	נַפְשְׁךָ֛	Properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)	life
“was much set by”	גָּֽדְלָ֧ה	To be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)	much set
“this”	הַזֶּ֖ה	The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that	this
“day”	הַיּ֥וֹם	A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)	day
“in mine eyes,”	בְּעֵינָ֑י	An eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)	eyes
“so”	כֵּ֣ן	Properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)	so
“let my life”	נַפְשִׁי֙	Properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)	let life
“be much set by”	תִּגְדַּ֤ל	To be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)	much set
“in the eyes”	בְּעֵינֵ֣י	An eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)	eyes
“of the Lord,”	יְהוָ֔ה	(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God	Lord
“and let him deliver”	וְיַצִּלֵ֖נִי	To snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense	let deliver
“me out of all tribulation.”	צָרָֽה׃	Tightness (i.e., figuratively, trouble)	out all tribulation

See 1 Samuel 26:24 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

22 And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.
23 The Lord render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the Lord delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the Lord's anointed.
24 And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the Lord, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.
25 Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

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“Then Saul”	שָׁא֜וּל	Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites	Then Saul
“said”	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	To say (used with great latitude)	said
“to”	אֶל	Near, with or among; often in general, to	to
“David,”	דָּוִ֗ד	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“Blessed”	בָּר֤וּךְ	To kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)	Blessed
“be”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“thou,”	אַתָּה֙	Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you	thou
“my son”	בְּנִ֣י	A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)	son
“David:”	דָוִ֔ד	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“thou shalt both”	גַּ֚ם	Properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and	both
“do”	עָשֹׂ֣ה	To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application	do
“great”	תַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה	To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application	great
“things,”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“and also”	וְגַ֖ם	Properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and	also
“shalt still”	יָכֹ֣ל	To be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)	still
“prevail.”	תּוּכָ֑ל	To be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)	prevail
“So David”	דָּוִד֙	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“went”	וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ	To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)	went
“on his way,”	לְדַרְכּ֔וֹ	A road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb	way
“and Saul”	וְשָׁא֖וּל	Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites	Saul
“returned”	שָׁ֥ב	To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again	returned
“to his place.”	לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃	Properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)	place

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23 The Lord render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the Lord delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the Lord's anointed.
24 And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the Lord, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.
25 Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

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“And David”	דָּוִד֙	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“said”	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	To say (used with great latitude)	said
“in”	אֶל	Near, with or among; often in general, to	in
“his heart,”	לִבּ֔וֹ	The heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything	heart
“I shall now”	עַתָּ֛ה	At this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive	now
“perish”	אֶסָּפֶ֥ה	Properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e., to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e., to scatter, remove, or ruin; intransitively, to perish)	perish
“one”	אֶחָ֖ד	Properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first	one
“day”	יוֹם	A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)	day
“by the hand”	בְּיַד	A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]	hand
“of Saul:”	שָׁא֑וּל	Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites	Saul
“there is”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“nothing”	אֵֽין	A nonentity; generally used as a negative particle	nothing
“better”	ט֜וֹב	Good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)	better
“for me than that”	כִּ֣י	(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed	than
“I should speedily”	הִמָּלֵ֥ט	Properly, to be smooth, i.e., (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks	should speedily
“escape”	אִמָּלֵ֣ט׀	Properly, to be smooth, i.e., (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks	escape
“into”	אֶל	Near, with or among; often in general, to	into
“the land”	אֶ֣רֶץ	The earth (at large, or partitively a land)	land
“of the Philistines;”	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים	A Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth	Philistines
“and Saul”	שָׁאוּל֙	Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites	Saul
“shall despair”	וְנוֹאַ֨שׁ	To desist, i.e., (figuratively) to despond	despair
“of”	מִמֶּ֤נִּי	Properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses	of
“me, to seek”	לְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִי	To search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after	seek
“me any more”	עוֹד֙	Properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more	any more
“in any”	בְּכָל	Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)	any
“coast”	גְּב֣וּל	Properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e., (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed	coast
“of Israel:”	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity	Israel
“so shall I escape”	וְנִמְלַטְתִּ֖י	Properly, to be smooth, i.e., (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks	escape
“out of his hand.”	מִיָּדֽוֹ׃	A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]	out hand

See 1 Samuel 27:1 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
2 And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
3 And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.

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“And David”	דָּוִ֔ד	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“arose,”	וַיָּ֣קָם	To rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)	arose
“and he”	ה֔וּא	He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are	and he
“passed over”	וַיַּֽעֲבֹ֣ר	To cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)	passed
“with the six”	וְשֵׁשׁ	Six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth	six
“hundred”	מֵא֥וֹת	A hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction	hundred
“men”	אִ֖ישׁ	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)	men
“that”	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc	that
“were”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“with”	עִמּ֑וֹ	Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)	with
“him unto”	אֶל	Near, with or among; often in general, to	him unto
“Achish,”	אָכִ֥ישׁ	Akish, a Philistine king	Achish
“the son”	בֶּן	A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)	son
“of Maoch,”	מָע֖וֹךְ	Maok, a Philistine	Maoch
“king”	מֶ֥לֶךְ	A king	king
“of Gath.”	גַּֽת׃	Gath, a Philistine city	Gath

See 1 Samuel 27:2 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
2 And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
3 And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.
4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

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“And David”	דָּוִ֨ד	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“dwelt”	וַיֵּשֶׁב֩	Properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry	dwelt
“with”	עִם	Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)	with
“Achish”	אָכִ֥ישׁ	Akish, a Philistine king	Achish
“at Gath,”	בְּגַ֛ת	Gath, a Philistine city	Gath
“he”	ה֥וּא	He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are	he
“and his men,”	וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֖יו	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)	men
“every man”	אִ֣ישׁ	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)	every man
“with his household,”	וּבֵית֑וֹ	A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)	household
“even”		(No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
“David”	דָּוִד֙	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“with his two”	וּשְׁתֵּ֣י	Two; also (as ordinal) twofold	two
“wives,”	נָשָׁ֔יו	A woman	wives
“Ahinoam”	אֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙	Achinoam, the name of two Israelitesses	Ahinoam
“the Jezreelitess,”	הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔ת	A Jezreelitess	Jezreelitess
“and Abigail”	וַֽאֲבִיגַ֥יִל	Abigail or Abigal, the name of two Israelitesses	Abigail
“the Carmelitess,”	הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃	A Karmelitess or female inhabitant of Karmel	Carmelitess
“Nabal's”	נָבָ֖ל	Nabal, an Israelite	Nabals
“wife.”	אֵֽשֶׁת	A woman	wife

See 1 Samuel 27:3 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
2 And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
3 And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.
4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
5 And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

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“And it was told”	וַיֻּגַּ֣ד	Properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise	told
“Saul”	לְשָׁא֔וּל	Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites	Saul
“that”	כִּֽי	(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed	that
“David”	דָּוִ֖ד	David, the youngest son of Jesse	David
“was fled”	בָרַ֥ח	To bolt, i.e., figuratively, to flee suddenly	fled
“to Gath:”	גַּ֑ת	Gath, a Philistine city	Gath
“and he sought”	לְבַקְשֽׁוֹ׃	To search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after	sought
“no”	וְלֹֽא	Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles	no
“more”	ע֖וֹד	Properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more	more
“again”	יָוֹסַ֥ף	To add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)	again
“for him.”	יָוֹסַ֥ף	To add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)	for him

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2 And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
3 And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.
4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
5 And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.

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3 And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.

4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

5 And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.

7 And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.