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Gadגָּדthe prophetהַנָּבִיאsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלDavid,דָּוִד“Do notלֹאstayתֵשֵׁבin the stronghold.בַּמְּצוּדָהGoלֵךְand enterוּבָאתָthe landאֶרֶץof Judah.”יְהוּדָהSo Davidוַ דָּוִדwentיֵּלֶךְand enteredוַיָּבֹאthe forestיַעַרof Hereth.חָרֶת
1 Samuel 22:5
Study it in the app“Gad the prophet said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Go and enter the land of Judah.” So David went and entered the forest of Hereth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 22:5, word by word
- Gadגָּדgad
Gad
Gad, (1) a son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the tribe that came from him with its land; (2) the prophet who was with David. The name means "good fortune".
Where else “gad” appears- the prophetנָּבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- stayתֵשֵׁבteshev
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “teshev” appears- in the strongholdמְּצוּדָהmetsuda
stronghold
A safe, fortified refuge; David calls God this.
Where else “metsuda” appears- Goלֵךְlech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lech” appears- and enterבָאתָvata
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “vata” appears- the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- the forestיַעַרyaar
forest
Land covered with trees, where many grow together.
Where else “yaar” appears- of Herethחָרֶתcharet
Hereth
Hereth: a forest of Judah where David took refuge (1 Samuel 22:5).
Where else “charet” appears
The context
4He led them before the king of Moab, and they stayed with him all the days that David was in the stronghold.
5 · This verse (above)
6Saul heard that David had been discovered, and the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah under the tamarisk on the height, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing by him.