1{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.26.1",
"source": "וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ הַזִּפִים֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל הַגִּבְעָ֖תָה לֵאמֹ֑ר הֲל֨וֹא דָוִ֤ד מִסְתַּתֵּר֙ בְּגִבְעַ֣ת הַחֲכִילָ֔ה עַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃",
"text": "And *wayyāḇōʾû* the *ziphîm* to *šāʾûl* to the *giḇʿāṯâ* *lēʾmōr*: *hǎlôʾ* *dāwid* *mistattēr* in *giḇʿaṯ* the *ḥăḵîlâ* on *pәnê* the *yәšîmōn*?",
"grammar": {
"*wayyāḇōʾû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they came",
"*ziphîm*": "Proper noun, masculine plural - the Ziphites (people from Ziph)",
"*šāʾûl*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*giḇʿāṯâ*": "Noun, feminine singular with directional he - to Gibeah",
"*lēʾmōr*": "Qal infinitive construct with preposition - to say/saying",
"*hǎlôʾ*": "Interrogative particle - is not?",
"*dāwid*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*mistattēr*": "Hithpael participle, masculine singular - hiding himself",
"*giḇʿaṯ*": "Noun construct, feminine singular - hill of",
"*ḥăḵîlâ*": "Proper noun, feminine singular - Hachilah",
"*pәnê*": "Noun construct, masculine plural - face of",
"*yәšîmōn*": "Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the desert/wilderness"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyāḇōʾû*": "came/arrived/entered",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying/to say",
"*hǎlôʾ*": "is not?/surely",
"*mistattēr*": "hiding himself/concealing himself",
"*pәnê*": "face of/in front of/overlooking",
"*yәšîmōn*": "desert/wilderness/wasteland"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.26.2",
"source": "וַיָּ֣קָם שָׁא֗וּל וַיֵּ֙רֶד֙ אֶל־מִדְבַּר־זִ֔יף וְאִתּ֛וֹ שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־אֲלָפִ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ בְּחוּרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד בְּמִדְבַּר־זִֽיף׃",
"text": "And *wayyāqom* *šāʾûl* and *wayyēreḏ* to *miḏbar*-*zîp̄*, and with him *šәlōšeṯ*-*ʾălāp̄îm* *ʾîš* *bәḥûrê* *yiśrāʾēl*, to *lәḇaqqēš* *ʾeṯ*-*dāwiḏ* in *miḏbar*-*zîp̄*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyāqom*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he arose",
"*šāʾûl*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*wayyēreḏ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he went down",
"*miḏbar*": "Noun construct, masculine singular - wilderness of",
"*zîp̄*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - Ziph",
"*šәlōšeṯ*": "Noun construct, feminine singular - three of",
"*ʾălāp̄îm*": "Noun, masculine plural - thousands",
"*ʾîš*": "Noun, masculine singular - men",
"*bәḥûrê*": "Noun construct, masculine plural - chosen men of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - Israel",
"*lәḇaqqēš*": "Piel infinitive construct with preposition - to seek",
"*ʾeṯ*": "Direct object marker",
"*dāwiḏ*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - David"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyāqom*": "arose/stood up",
"*wayyēreḏ*": "went down/descended",
"*miḏbar*": "wilderness/desert",
"*bәḥûrê*": "chosen men/select men/elite men",
"*lәḇaqqēš*": "to seek/to search for/to hunt"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.26.3",
"source": "וַיִּ֨חַן שָׁא֜וּל בְּגִבְעַ֣ת הַחֲכִילָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֛ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַיְשִׁימֹ֖ן עַל־הַדָּ֑רֶךְ וְדָוִד֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר וַיַּ֕רְא כִּ֣י בָ֥א שָׁא֛וּל אַחֲרָ֖יו הַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃",
"text": "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": {
"*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",
"*šāʾûl*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*midḇārâ*": "Noun, masculine singular with definite article and directional he - to the wilderness"
},
"variants": {
"*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"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.26.4",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד מְרַגְּלִ֑ים וַיֵּ֕דַע כִּֽי־בָ֥א שָׁא֖וּל אֶל־נָכֽוֹן׃",
"text": "And *wayyišlaḥ* *dāwiḏ* *mәraggәlîm* and *wayyēḏaʿ* that *ḇā* *šāʾûl* to *nāḵôn*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he sent",
"*dāwiḏ*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*mәraggәlîm*": "Piel participle, masculine plural - spies",
"*wayyēḏaʿ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he knew",
"*ḇā*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - had come",
"*šāʾûl*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*nāḵôn*": "Noun, masculine singular - certainty/for certain/to a fixed place"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "sent/dispatched",
"*mәraggәlîm*": "spies/scouts",
"*wayyēḏaʿ*": "knew/found out/learned",
"*ḇā*": "had come/was coming/arrived",
"*nāḵôn*": "certainty/fixed place/established position/for certain"
}
}