1 Samuel 26:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Saul camped on the hill of Hachilah, which faces the wilderness along the road, while David stayed in the wilderness. When he saw that Saul had come into the wilderness after him,

📖 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

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Saul camped on the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the road. But David remained in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul had come after him into the wilderness.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• 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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and pitched vpon the hill of Hachila, which lyeth by the waye before the wildernes. But Dauid remayned in the wyldernes, and whan he sawe that Saul came after him in to the wildernes,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Ieshimon by the way side. Now Dauid abode in the wildernesse, and he sawe that Saul came after him into the wildernesse.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Saul pitched in the hil of Hachilia, which is before Iesimon by the way side: But Dauid dwelt in the wildernesse, and he sawe that Saul came after him into the wildernesse:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Saul encampeth in the height of Hachilah, which `is' on the front of the desert, by the way, and David is abiding in the wilderness, and he seeth that Saul hath come after him in to the wilderness;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Saul put up his tents on the hill of Hachilah, which is in front of the waste land on the road. But David was in the waste land, and he saw that Saul was coming after him.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Saul camped by the road on the hill of Hakilah near Jeshimon, but David was staying in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had come to the wilderness to find him,

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 23:19 : 19 The Ziphites went to Saul at Gibeah and said, 'Isn't David hiding among us in the strongholds in the woods, on the hill of Hachilah, south of Jeshimon?'
• 1 Sam 26:1 : 1 Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, "Isn't David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, which overlooks the wilderness?"