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Davidדָּוִדsentוַיִּשְׁלַחspiesמְרַגְּלִיםand learnedוַיֵּדַעfor certainאֶל נָכוֹןthatכִּיSaulשָׁאוּלhad come.בָא
1 Samuel 26:4
Study it in the app“David sent spies and learned for certain that Saul had come.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 26:4, 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- sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appears- spiesמְרַגְּלִיםmeraglim
spy
To go through a land secretly to learn about it; the scouts.
Where else “meraglim” appears- and learnedיֵּדַעyeda
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yeda” appears- for certainנָכוֹןnachon
be certain
To be true, sure.
Where else “nachon” 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- had comeבָאva
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “va” appears
The context
3Saul 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.
4 · This verse (above)
5David arose and came to the place where Saul had camped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, and Abner son of Ner, the commander of his army. Saul was lying within the camp enclosure, and the people were camped around him.