Davidוְדָוִדfledבָּרַחand escaped,וַיִּמָּלֵטand cameוַיָּבֹאtoאֶלSamuelשְׁמוּאֵלat Ramah,הָרָמָתָהand toldוַיַּגֶּדhimלוֹallאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרSaulשָׁאוּלhad doneעָשָׂהto him.לוֹAnd heהוּאand Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵלwentוַיֵּלֶךְand stayedוַיֵּשְׁבוּin Naioth.בְּנָיוֹת
1 Samuel 19:18
Study it in the app“David fled and escaped, and came to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and stayed in Naioth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 19:18, word by word
- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- fledבָּרַחbarach
flee
To run away to save oneself from a danger or from someone.
Where else “barach” appears- and escapedיִּמָּלֵטyimalet
escape
To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.
Where else “yimalet” appears- and cameיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemuel
Samuel
Samuel, the name of two persons. One was a chief of the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 34:20). The best known is the son of Elkanah and Hannah, prophet and last judge of Israel, who anointed the kings Saul and David. The name sounds like "heard by El" or "name of El."
Where else “shemuel” appears- at Ramahרָמָתָramata
Ramah
See it on the mapWhere else “ramata” appears- and toldיַּגֶּדyaged
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yaged” appears- Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- had doneעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears- wentיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- and stayedיֵּשְׁבוּyeshvu
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “yeshvu” appears- in Naiothנָיוֹתnayot
Naioth
Naioth: a place in Ramah where Samuel lived with the prophets and where David took refuge. The name may mean "dwellings".
Where else “nayot” appears
Translation note
“Naioth” may be the name of a place within Ramah or mean “the dwellings” (where the prophets lived).
Places in this verse
Ramah ?
Today: possibly er-Ram, West Bank
The name of several towns; the best known was in Benjamin, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Jerusalem, and its site is not certain.
Samuel lived in Ramah (1 Sam 7:17). Jeremiah spoke of Rachel's weeping for her children heard there (Jer 31:15).
The context
17Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me like this and let go my enemy, so that he has escaped?” And Michal said to Saul, “He said to me, ‘Let me go; why should I put you to death?’”
18 · This verse (above)
19It was told to Saul, saying, “Look, David is at Naioth in Ramah.”