That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.1 Samuel 21:10
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֔ד וַיִּבְרַ֥ח בַּיּוֹם־הַה֖וּא מִפְּנֵ֣י שָׁא֑וּל וַיָּבֹ֕א אֶל־אָכִ֖ישׁ מֶ֥לֶךְ גַּֽת׃
- וַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.kom“and he arose”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
- דָּוִ֔דda.Vid“David”Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
- וַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.yiv.Rach“and he fled”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּרַח · “to flee” · Strong's H1272
- בַּיּוֹם־bai.yom-“on the day”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- הַה֖וּאha.Hu'“<the> that”Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- מִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.Nei“from before”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- שָׁא֑וּלsha.'Ul“Saul”Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
- וַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'“and he went”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- אָכִ֖ישׁ'a.Khish“Achish”Noun, proper name of a man · from אָכִישׁ · “Achish” · Strong's H0397
- מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh“[the] king of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- גַּֽת׃Gat“Gath”Noun, proper name of a place · from גַּת · “Gath” · Strong's H1661
Places named in this verse
- Gath · today: Tell es Safisettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Gath (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Gath on OpenBible.info