1 Samuel 29:11

“David rose early, he and his men, to go in the morning, to return to the land of the Philistines; and the Philistines went up to Jezreel.”

1 Samuel 29:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 29:11, word by word

Davidדָּוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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rose earlyיַּשְׁכֵּםyashkem

rise early

To get up early to do something.

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and his menאֲנָשָׁיanashay

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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to goלֶכֶתlechet

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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in the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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to returnשׁוּבshuv

return

To go back to a place.

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the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of 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.

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went upעָלוּalu

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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to Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלyizrel

Jezreel

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Jezreel
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jezreel

    Today: Zir'in and the Jezreel Valley, Israel

    A city and valley in northern Israel, between Galilee and Samaria.

    There Ahab and Jezebel took Naboth's vineyard (1 Kgs 21:1-16), and Jezebel died there (2 Kgs 9:30-37).

    1 Kings 21:12 Kings 9:301 Samuel 29:1Joshua 19:18

The context

10Now rise early in the morning, with the servants of your lord who came with you; rise early in the morning, and when you have light, go.”

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