1 Samuel 19:18

“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.”

1 Samuel 19:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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."

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fledבָּרַחbarach

flee

To run away to save oneself from a danger or from someone.

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and escapedיִּמָּלֵטyimalet

escape

To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.

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and cameיָּבֹאyavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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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."

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and toldיַּגֶּדyaged

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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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".

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had doneעָשָׂהasa

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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wentיֵּלֶךְyelech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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and stayedיֵּשְׁבוּyeshvu

stay

To remain in a place.

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in Naiothנָיוֹתnayot

Naioth

Naioth: a place in Ramah where Samuel lived with the prophets and where David took refuge. The name may mean "dwellings".

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Translation note

“Naioth” may be the name of a place within Ramah or mean “the dwellings” (where the prophets lived).

Places in this verse

JerusalemRamah?
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    1 Samuel 1:191 Samuel 7:17Jeremiah 31:151 Kings 15:17

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.”

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