Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 23:25-28
25and Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and his menוַאֲנָשָׁיו֮va.'a.na.ShavH582wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to seekלְבַקֵּשׁ֒le.va.KeshH1245him.When Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732was told about itוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046,he went downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to the rockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553and stayedוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the Wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057of Maonמָע֑וֹןma.'onH4584.And when Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586heard of thisוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085,he pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף אַחֲרֵֽי־vai.yir.Dof 'a.cha.rei-H7291H310Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732thereמִדְבַּ֥ר מָעֽוֹן׃mid.Bar ma.'onH4057H4584.
26Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586was proceeding alongוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980oneמִזֶּ֔הmi.ZehH2088sideמִצַּ֤דmi.TzadH6654of the mountainהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022,and Davidוְדָוִ֧דve.da.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֛יוva.'a.na.ShavH582along the otherמִזֶּ֑ה וַיְהִ֨יmi.Zeh vay.HiH2088H1961sideמִצַּ֥ד הָהָ֖רmi.Tzad ha.HarH6654H2022.Even though Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732was hurryingנֶחְפָּ֤זnech.PazH2648to get awayלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980מִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Saulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.ShavH582were closingעֹֽטְרִ֛ים'o.te.RimH5849in onאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֥ד וְאֶל־da.Vid ve.'el-H1732H413and his menאֲנָשָׁ֖יו'a.na.ShavH582to capture themלְתָפְשָֽׂם׃le.ta.fe.SamH8610.
27Then a messengerוּמַלְאָ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397cameבָּ֔אBa'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Comeוְלֵ֔כָהve.Le.khahH1980quicklyמַהֲרָ֣הma.ha.RahH4116,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים עַל־fe.lish.Tim 'al-H6430H5921have raidedפָשְׁט֥וּfa.she.TuH6584the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776!”
28So Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586broke offוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725his pursuitמִרְדֹף֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יmir.Dof 'a.cha.ReiH7291H310of Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732and wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430.That is whyעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921H3651thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931placeלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725is calledקָֽרְאוּ֙ka.re.'UH7121Sela-hammahlekothH5555.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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