Saulשָׁאוּלwentוַיֵּלֶךְon one sideמִצַּד מִזֶּהof the mountain,הָהָרand Davidוְדָוִדand his menוַאֲנָשָׁיוon the other sideמִצַּד מִזֶּהof the mountain.הָהָרDavidדָוִדwasוַיְהִיhurryingנֶחְפָּזto get awayלָלֶכֶתfromמִפְּנֵיSaul,שָׁאוּלwhile Saulוְשָׁאוּלand his menוַאֲנָשָׁיוwere surroundingעֹטְרִיםDavidאֶל דָּוִדandוְאֶלhis menאֲנָשָׁיוto capture them.לְתָפְשָׂם
1 Samuel 23:26
Study it in the app“Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. David was hurrying to get away from Saul, while Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to capture them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 23:26, word by word
- 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- wentיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- on one sideצַּדtsad
side
Side.
Where else “tsad” appears- of the mountainהָרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- and Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- and his menאֲנָשָׁיanashay
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashay” appears- wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- hurryingנֶחְפָּזnechpaz
hurry away in alarm
Hurry away in alarm: rush off from fright.
Where else “nechpaz” appears- fromפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- were surroundingעֹטְרִיםotrim
surround
To encircle, to attack or protect.
Where else “otrim” appears- to capture themתָפְשָׂtafsa
handle
To handle an instrument or weapon with the hand.
Where else “tafsa” appears
The context
25Saul and his men went to seek him. They told David, and he went down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard it, he pursued after David into the wilderness of Maon.
26 · This verse (above)
27But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have raided the land.”