Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver David into his hand. Young's Literal Translation And David abideth in the wilderness, in fortresses, and abideth in the hill-country, in the wilderness of Ziph; and Saul seeketh him all the days, and God hath not given him into his hand. King James Bible And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand. Hebrew And Davidדָּוִ֤ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse stayed וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ (bam·miḏ·bār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech strongholds בַּמְּצָד֔וֹת (bam·mə·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4679: Fastness, a stronghold and in the hill country בָּהָ֖ר (bā·hār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country of the Wilderness בְּמִדְבַּר־ (bə·miḏ·bar-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech of Ziph. זִ֑יף (zîp̄) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 2128: Ziph -- a son of Judah, also a city Southeast of Hebron and a city in southern Judah Day כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every after day הַיָּמִ֔ים (hay·yā·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day Saul שָׁאוּל֙ (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites searched for him, וַיְבַקְשֵׁ֤הוּ (way·ḇaq·šê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after but God אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative would not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no deliver [David] נְתָנ֥וֹ (nə·ṯā·nōw) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set into his hand. בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ (bə·yā·ḏōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand |
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