23{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.23.23",
"source": "וּרְא֣וּ וּדְע֗וּ מִכֹּ֤ל הַמַּֽחֲבֹאִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתְחַבֵּ֣א שָׁ֔ם וְשַׁבְתֶּ֤ם אֵלַי֙ אֶל־נָכ֔וֹן וְהָלַכְתִּ֖י אִתְּכֶ֑ם וְהָיָה֙ אִם־יֶשְׁנ֣וֹ בָאָ֔רֶץ וְחִפַּשְׂתִּ֣י אֹת֔וֹ בְּכֹ֖ל אַלְפֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה",
"text": "And *ûrᵊʾû* and *ûdᵊʿû* from all the *maḥăbōʾîm* *ʾăšer* *yitḥabbēʾ* there, and *wᵊšabtem* to me to-*nākôn*, and *wᵊhālaktî* with you; and *wᵊhāyāh* if-*yešnô* in the land, and *wᵊḥippaśtî* *ʾōtô* in all *ʾalpê* *Yᵊhûdāh*",
"grammar": {
"*ûrᵊʾû*": "waw-conjunctive + Qal imperative, masculine plural - and see",
"*ûdᵊʿû*": "waw-conjunctive + Qal imperative, masculine plural - and know",
"*mikkōl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from all of",
"*hammaḥăbōʾîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the hiding places",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/where",
"*yitḥabbēʾ*": "Hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he hides himself",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*wᵊšabtem*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you will return",
"*ʾēlay*": "preposition + 1st common singular suffix - to me",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*nākôn*": "Niphal participle, masculine singular - certain/established",
"*wᵊhālaktî*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 1st common singular - and I will go",
"*ʾittᵊkem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - with you",
"*wᵊhāyāh*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it will be",
"*ʾim*": "conjunction - if",
"*yešnô*": "particle of existence + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he exists",
"*bāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the land",
"*wᵊḥippaśtî*": "waw-consecutive + Piel perfect, 1st common singular - and I will search out",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*bᵊkōl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - among all",
"*ʾalpê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - thousands of",
"*Yᵊhûdāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Judah"
},
"variants": {
"*ûrᵊʾû*": "and see/and observe/and look",
"*ûdᵊʿû*": "and know/and find out/and discover",
"*hammaḥăbōʾîm*": "the hiding places/the secret places/the concealed spots",
"*yitḥabbēʾ*": "he hides himself/he conceals himself/he takes refuge",
"*wᵊšabtem*": "and you will return/and you will come back",
"*nākôn*": "certain/established/confirmed information",
"*wᵊhālaktî*": "and I will go/and I will travel/and I will come",
"*wᵊhāyāh*": "and it will be/and it will happen",
"*yešnô*": "he exists/he is present/he is there",
"*wᵊḥippaśtî*": "and I will search out/and I will seek thoroughly/and I will hunt",
"*ʾalpê*": "thousands of/clans of/divisions of"
}
}
24{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.23.24",
"source": "וַיָּק֛וּמוּ וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ זִ֖יפָה לִפְנֵ֣י שָׁא֑וּל וְדָוִ֨ד וַאֲנָשָׁ֜יו בְּמִדְבַּ֤ר מָעוֹן֙ בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה אֶ֖ל יְמִ֥ין הַיְשִׁימֽוֹן",
"text": "And *wayyāqûmû* and *wayyēlᵊkû* *Zîpāh* before *Šāʾûl*; and *Dāwid* and *waʾănāšāyw* in *midbar* *Māʿôn* in the *ʿărābāh*, toward right the *yᵊšîmôn*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyāqûmû*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they arose",
"*wayyēlᵊkû*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they went",
"*Zîpāh*": "proper noun, place name with directional he - to Ziph",
"*lipnê*": "preposition + plural construct - before",
"*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular",
"*waʾănāšāyw*": "waw-conjunctive + noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his men",
"*midbar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - wilderness of",
"*Māʿôn*": "proper noun, place name - Maon",
"*bāʿărābāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the Arabah/plain",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - toward",
"*yᵊmîn*": "noun, feminine singular construct - right of",
"*hayᵊšîmôn*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the desert/waste"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyāqûmû*": "and they arose/and they got up/and they set out",
"*wayyēlᵊkû*": "and they went/and they traveled/and they proceeded",
"*lipnê*": "before/ahead of",
"*midbar*": "wilderness/desert/wasteland",
"*bāʿărābāh*": "in the Arabah/in the plain/in the desert valley",
"*yᵊmîn*": "right of/south of",
"*hayᵊšîmôn*": "the desert/the waste/the wilderness"
}
}
25{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.23.25",
"source": "וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ שָׁא֣וּל וַאֲנָשָׁיו֮ לְבַקֵּשׁ֒ וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ לְדָוִ֔ד וַיֵּ֣רֶד הַסֶּ֔לַע וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר מָע֑וֹן וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע שָׁא֔וּל וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף אַחֲרֵֽי־דָוִ֖ד מִדְבַּ֥ר מָעֽוֹן",
"text": "And *wayyēlek* *Šāʾûl* and *waʾănāšāyw* *lᵊbaqqēš*, and *wayyaggîdû* to *Dāwid*, and *wayyēred* the *sselaʿ* and *wayyēšeb* in *midbar* *Māʿôn*; and *wayyišmaʿ* *Šāʾûl* and *wayyirdōp* after-*Dāwid* to *midbar* *Māʿôn*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyēlek*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went",
"*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*waʾănāšāyw*": "waw-conjunctive + noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his men",
"*lᵊbaqqēš*": "preposition + Piel infinitive construct - to seek",
"*wayyaggîdû*": "waw-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they told",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular",
"*wayyēred*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went down",
"*hasselaʿ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the rock",
"*wayyēšeb*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he stayed",
"*midbar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - wilderness of",
"*Māʿôn*": "proper noun, place name - Maon",
"*wayyišmaʿ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he heard",
"*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*wayyirdōp*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he pursued",
"*ʾaḥărê*": "preposition - after",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular",
"*midbar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - wilderness of",
"*Māʿôn*": "proper noun, place name - Maon"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyēlek*": "and he went/and he traveled/and he proceeded",
"*lᵊbaqqēš*": "to seek/to search for/to look for",
"*wayyaggîdû*": "and they told/and they reported/and they informed",
"*wayyēred*": "and he went down/and he descended to",
"*hasselaʿ*": "the rock/the crag/the cliff",
"*wayyēšeb*": "and he stayed/and he remained/and he dwelled",
"*wayyišmaʿ*": "and he heard/and he learned/and he was informed",
"*wayyirdōp*": "and he pursued/and he chased/and he followed"
}
}