1 Samuel 26:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּ֨חַן שָׁא֜וּל בְּגִבְעַ֣ת הַחֲכִילָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֛ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַיְשִׁימֹ֖ן עַל־הַדָּ֑רֶךְ וְדָוִד֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר וַיַּ֕רְא כִּ֣י בָ֥א שָׁא֛וּל אַחֲרָ֖יו הַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃

Transliteration

And wayyiḥan šāʾûl in giḇʿaṯ the ḥăḵîlâ ʾăšer on pәnê the yәšîmōn on the dāreḵ. And dāwiḏ yōšēḇ in the midḇār, and wayyarʾ that ḇā šāʾûl after him to the midḇārâ.

Grammar Details

*wayyiḥan*: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he encamped
*šāʾûl*: Proper noun, masculine singular - Saul
*giḇʿaṯ*: Noun construct, feminine singular - hill of
*ḥăḵîlâ*: Proper noun, feminine singular with definite article - the Hachilah
*ʾăšer*: Relative pronoun - which
*pәnê*: Noun construct, masculine plural - face of
*yәšîmōn*: Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the desert/wilderness
*dāreḵ*: Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the road/way
*dāwiḏ*: Proper noun, masculine singular - David
*yōšēḇ*: Qal participle, masculine singular - dwelling/staying
*midḇār*: Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the wilderness
*wayyarʾ*: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he saw
*ḇā*: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - had come
*midḇārâ*: Noun, masculine singular with definite article and directional he - to the wilderness

Word Meanings

*wayyiḥan*: encamped/pitched camp
*ʾăšer*: which/that
*pәnê*: face of/in front of/overlooking
*yәšîmōn*: desert/wilderness/wasteland
*dāreḵ*: road/way/path
*yōšēḇ*: dwelling/staying/sitting
*midḇār*: wilderness/desert
*wayyarʾ*: saw/perceived
*ḇā*: had come/was coming

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Sam 23:19 : 19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?
1 Sam 26:1 : 1 And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Sam 26:1-2
2 verses
88%
1And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?
2Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
1 Sam 23:19
85%
19Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?
1 Sam 23:13-15
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85%
13Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.
14And David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
15And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.
1 Sam 26:4-7
4 verses
83%
4David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come of a certainty.
5And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped round about him.
6Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.
7So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay round about him.
1 Sam 23:23-26
4 verses
82%
23See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking-places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me of a certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.
24And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the desert.
25And Saul and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard [that], he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
26And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
1 Sam 24:1-3
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80%
1And 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 En-gedi.
2Then 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.
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1 Sam 26:13
79%
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1 Sam 22:6
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1 Sam 19:18-19
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19And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
1 Sam 17:2
76%
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1 Sam 27:1
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1 Sam 28:4
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1 Sam 14:2
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1 Sam 21:10
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1 Sam 13:16
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1 Sam 23:28-29
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29And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.
1 Sam 19:10
74%
10And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the spear into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.
1 Sam 19:2
74%
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1 Sam 24:9
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1 Sam 27:4
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1 Sam 15:5
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1 Sam 18:11-12
2 verses
74%
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1 Sam 24:22
73%
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2 Sam 1:1
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1 Sam 24:7
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1 Sam 23:10
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1 Sam 19:22
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1 Sam 17:19
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1 Sam 17:31
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