Saulשָׁאוּלcampedוַיִּחַןon the hillבְּגִבְעַתof Hachilah,הַחֲכִילָהwhichאֲשֶׁרis facingעַל פְּנֵיthe wasteland,הַיְשִׁימֹןbyעַלthe road.הַדָּרֶךְDavidוְדָוִדwas stayingיֹשֵׁבin the wilderness,בַּמִּדְבָּרand he sawוַיַּרְאthatכִּיSaulשָׁאוּלhad comeבָאafter himאַחֲרָיוinto the wilderness.הַמִּדְבָּרָה
1 Samuel 26:3
Study it in the app“Saul camped on the hill of Hachilah, which is facing the wasteland, by the road. David was staying in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul had come after him into the wilderness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 26:3, 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- campedיִּחַןyichan
encamp
To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.
Where else “yichan” appears- on the hillגִבְעַתgivat
hill
Hill.
Where else “givat” appears- of Hachilahחֲכִילָהchachila
Hachilah
Hachilah: a hill in the wilderness of Judah, near Ziph, where David hid from Saul.
Where else “chachila” appears- is facingפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- the wastelandיְשִׁימֹןyeshimon
wasteland
Wasteland, desolation: desert land with no inhabitants.
Where else “yeshimon” appears- the roadדָּרֶךְdarech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “darech” appears- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- was stayingיֹשֵׁבyoshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshev” appears- in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- and he sawיַּרְאyar
realize
To realize: "he saw that it was good".
Where else “yar” appears- had comeבָאva
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “va” appears
The context
2Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, and with him three thousand men, chosen men of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
3 · This verse (above)
4David sent spies and learned for certain that Saul had come.