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Whenוַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁרSaulשָׁאוּלreturnedשָׁבfrom followingמֵאַחֲרֵיthe Philistines,פְּלִשְׁתִּיםthey toldוַיַּגִּדוּhim,לוֹsaying,לֵאמֹר“Look,הִנֵּהDavidדָוִדis in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּרof En-gedi.”עֵין גֶּדִי
1 Samuel 24:1
Study it in the app“When Saul returned from following the Philistines, they told him, saying, “Look, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.””
David has Saul at his mercy and does him no harmConflict and Reconciliation
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 24:1, word by word
- Whenיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” 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- returnedשָׁבshav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shav” appears- the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtim
Philistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “pelishtim” appears- they toldיַּגִּדוּyagidu
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yagidu” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- is in the wildernessמִדְבַּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- of En-gediעֵיןen
En-gedi
See it on the mapWhere else “en” appears
Translation note
In the Hebrew numbering this verse is 24:2 (see the note on 23:29); the whole chapter 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
1 · This verse (above)
2Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to seek David and his men in front of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.