1 Samuel 24:1

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1 Samuel 24:1


← 1 Samuel 23:29 1 Samuel 24:1 (KJV) 1 Samuel 24:2 →
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.
And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.
Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And it came to pass, when SaulH7586 was returnedH7725 from followingH310 the PhilistinesH6430, that it was toldH5046 him, sayingH559, Behold, DavidH1732 is in the wildernessH4057 of EngediH5872.


Original Hebrew

וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁב שָׁאוּל מֵאַחֲרֵי פְּלִשְׁתִּים וַיַּגִּדוּ לֹו לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה דָוִד בְּמִדְבַּר עֵין גֶּדִי׃ ס

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַ/יְהִ֗י
va/y.Hi H1961 HC/Vqw3ms and/ it was
כַּֽ/אֲשֶׁר֙
ka./'a.Sher H834 HR/Tr just/ when
שָׁ֣ב
shav H7725 HVqp3ms he returned
שָׁא֔וּל
sha.'Ul H7586 HNp Saul
מֵ/אַחֲרֵ֖י
me./'a.cha.Rei H310 HR/R from/ after
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
pe.lish.Tim H6430 HNgmpa (the) Philistines
וַ/יַּגִּ֤דוּ
va/i.ya.Gi.du H5046 HC/Vhw3mp and/ people told
ל/וֹ֙
l/o HR/Sp3ms to (the)/ him
לֵ/אמֹ֔ר
le./Mor H559 HR/Vqc (to)/ saying
הִנֵּ֣ה
hi.Neh H2009 HTm there!
דָוִ֔ד
da.Vid H1732 HNp David
בְּ/מִדְבַּ֖ר
be./mid.Bar H4057 HR/Ncmsc (is) in/ (the) wilderness of
עֵ֥ין גֶּֽדִי
'ein Ge.di H5872 HNp En Gedi
Strong's References
  • H310 — אַחַר (ʼachar, akh-ar'): from אָחַר (ʼâchar) H309; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
  • H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
  • H1732 — דָּוִד (Dâvid, daw-veed'): rarely (fully); דָּוִיד (Dâvîyd); from the same as דּוֹד (dôwd) H1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.
  • H4057 — מִדְבָּר (midbâr, mid-bawr'): from דָבַר (dâbar) H1696 in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs); desert, south, speech, wilderness.
  • H5046 — נָגַד (nâgad, naw-gad'): a primitive root; properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise; bewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.
  • H5872 — עֵין גֶּדִי (ʻÊyn Gedîy, ane geh'-dee): from עַיִן (ʻayin) H5869 and גְּדִי (gᵉdîy) H1423; fountain of a kid; En-Gedi, a place in Palestine; En-gedi.
  • H6430 — פְּלִשְׁתִּי (Pᵉlishtîy, pel-ish-tee'): patrial from פְּלֶשֶׁת (Pᵉlesheth) H6429; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth; Philistine.
  • H7586 — שָׁאוּל (Shâʼûwl, shaw-ool'): passive participle of שָׁאַל (shâʼal) H7592; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites; Saul, Shaul.
  • H7725 — שׁוּב (shûwb, shoob): a primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again; ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, [idiom] certainly, come again (back), [idiom] consider, [phrase] continually, convert, deliver (again), [phrase] deny, draw back, fetch home again, [idiom] fro, get (oneself) (back) again, [idiom] give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, [idiom] needs, be past, [idiom] pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, [phrase] say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, [idiom] surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
  • H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא (hâvâʼ) H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
  • H2009 — הִנֵּה (hinnêh, hin-nay'): prolongation for הֵן (hên) H2005; lo!; behold, lo, see.
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