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Davidדָּוִדwent upוַיַּעַלfrom thereמִשָּׁםand stayedוַיֵּשֶׁבin the strongholdsבִּמְצָדוֹתof En-gedi.עֵין גֶּדִי
1 Samuel 23:29
Study it in the app“David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of En-gedi.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 23:29, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- went upיַּעַלyaal
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaal” appears- and stayedיֵּשֶׁבyeshev
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appears- in the strongholdsמְצָדוֹתmetsadot
stronghold
Stronghold: a high place, hard to reach, that serves as a refuge.
Where else “metsadot” appears- of En-gediעֵיןen
En-gedi
See it on the mapWhere else “en” appears
Translation note
In the Hebrew numbering this verse is 24:1; that is why chapter 24 runs one verse behind the Hebrew.
Places in this verse
En Gedi
Today: Ein Gedi oasis by the Dead Sea, Israel
An oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea, about 34 miles (55 km) southeast of Jerusalem.
David hid from Saul in the caves of En Gedi and spared his life (1 Sam 24:1-7).
The context
28So Saul turned back from pursuing after David and went to meet the Philistines. Therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.
29 · This verse (above)