1 Sam 23:26-28 : 26 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.23.26",
"source": "וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ שָׁא֜וּל מִצַּ֤ד הָהָר֙ מִזֶּ֔ה וְדָוִ֧ד וַאֲנָשָׁ֛יו מִצַּ֥ד הָהָ֖ר מִזֶּ֑ה וַיְהִ֨י דָוִ֜ד נֶחְפָּ֤ז לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל וְשָׁא֣וּל וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו עֹֽ[m]טְרִ֛ים אֶל־דָּוִ֥ד וְאֶל־אֲנָשָׁ֖יו לְתָפְשָֽׂם",
"text": "And *wayyēlek* *Šāʾûl* from side the *hāhār* from this, and *Dāwid* and *waʾănāšāyw* from side the *hāhār* from this; and *wayᵊhî* *Dāwid* *neḥpāz* *lāleket* from face *Šāʾûl*, and *Šāʾûl* and *waʾănāšāyw* *ʿōṭᵊrîm* *ʾel*-*Dāwid* and *ʾel*-his men *lᵊtāpᵊśām*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyēlek*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went",
"*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*miṣṣad*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from side of",
"*hāhār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the mountain",
"*mizzeh*": "preposition + demonstrative pronoun - from this",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular",
"*waʾănāšāyw*": "waw-conjunctive + noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his men",
"*wayᵊhî*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened",
"*neḥpāz*": "Niphal participle, masculine singular - hurrying/hastening",
"*lāleket*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to go",
"*mippᵊnê*": "preposition + plural construct - from before/because of",
"*ʿōṭᵊrîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural - surrounding",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/against",
"*ʾănāšāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his men",
"*lᵊtāpᵊśām*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to seize them"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyēlek*": "and he went/and he traveled/and he proceeded",
"*miṣṣad*": "from side of/from the side of/on one side of",
"*hāhār*": "the mountain/the hill",
"*mizzeh*": "from this/on this side",
"*wayᵊhî*": "and it happened/and it came to pass/and it was",
"*neḥpāz*": "hurrying/hastening/rushing/anxious",
"*lāleket*": "to go/to flee/to escape",
"*mippᵊnê*": "from before/because of/from the presence of",
"*ʿōṭᵊrîm*": "surrounding/encircling/closing in on",
"*lᵊtāpᵊśām*": "to seize them/to capture them/to catch them"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.23.27",
"source": "וּמַלְאָ֣ךְ בָּ֔א אֶל־שָׁא֖וּל לֵאמֹ֑ר מַהֲרָ֣ה וְלֵ֔כָה כִּֽי־פָשְׁט֥וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ",
"text": "And *malʾāk* *bāʾ* to *Šāʾûl* *lēʾmōr*: *mahărāh* and *wᵊlēkāh* *kî*-*pāšᵊṭû* *Pᵊlištîm* on-the land",
"grammar": {
"*ûmalʾāk*": "waw-conjunctive + noun, masculine singular - and a messenger",
"*bāʾ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - came",
"*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*mahărāh*": "Piel imperative, masculine singular - hasten",
"*wᵊlēkāh*": "waw-conjunctive + Qal imperative, masculine singular + paragogic he - and go",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*pāšᵊṭû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - have spread out/raided",
"*Pᵊlištîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines",
"*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land"
},
"variants": {
"*ûmalʾāk*": "and a messenger/and a courier",
"*bāʾ*": "came/arrived/approached",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying/speaking",
"*mahărāh*": "hasten/hurry/make haste",
"*wᵊlēkāh*": "and go/and come/and proceed",
"*pāšᵊṭû*": "have spread out/have raided/have invaded"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.23.28",
"source": "וַיָּ֣שָׁב שָׁא֗וּל מִרְדֹף֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ לִקְרַ֣את פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים עַל־כֵּ֗ן קָֽרְאוּ֙ לַמָּק֣וֹם הַה֔וּא סֶ֖לַע הַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת",
"text": "And *wayyāšāb* *Šāʾûl* from *mirdōp* after *Dāwid*, and *wayyēlek* to *liqraʾt* *Pᵊlištîm*; upon-so *qārᵊʾû* to the place *hahûʾ* *selaʿ* the *maḥlᵊqôt*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyāšāb*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he returned",
"*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*mirdōp*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - from pursuing",
"*ʾaḥărê*": "preposition - after",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular",
"*wayyēlek*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went",
"*liqraʾt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to meet",
"*Pᵊlištîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/because of",
"*kēn*": "adverb - so/thus",
"*qārᵊʾû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they called",
"*hammāqôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the place",
"*hahûʾ*": "definite article + pronoun, masculine singular - that",
"*selaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - rock of",
"*hammaḥlᵊqôt*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - the divisions/separations"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyāšāb*": "and he returned/and he turned back/and he ceased",
"*mirdōp*": "from pursuing/from chasing/from following",
"*wayyēlek*": "and he went/and he traveled/and he proceeded",
"*liqraʾt*": "to meet/to encounter/to confront",
"*qārᵊʾû*": "they called/they named",
"*selaʿ*": "rock of/crag of",
"*hammaḥlᵊqôt*": "the divisions/the separations/the escapes/the partings"
}
}