While David was in Horesh in the Wilderness of Ziph, he saw that Saul had come out to take his life.1 Samuel 23:15
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיַּ֣רְא דָוִ֔ד כִּֽי־יָצָ֥א שָׁא֖וּל לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אֶת־נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וְדָוִ֥ד בְּמִדְבַּר־זִ֖יף בַּחֹֽרְשָׁה׃ ס
- וַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'“and he saw”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- דָוִ֔דda.Vid“David”Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
- כִּֽי־ki-“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- יָצָ֥אya.Tza'“he had come forth”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
- שָׁא֖וּלsha.'Ul“Saul”Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
- לְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.Kesh“to seek”Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from בָּקַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1245
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- נַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.Sho“life his”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “life” · Strong's H5315H
- וְדָוִ֥דve.da.Vid“and David”Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
- בְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-“[was] in [the] wilderness of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מִדְבָּר · “wilderness” · Strong's H4057B
- זִ֖יףzif“Ziph”Noun, proper name of a place · from זִיף · “Ziph” · Strong's H2128H
- בַּחֹֽרְשָׁה׃ סba.Cho.re.shah“at <the> Horesh”Preposition with article + Noun, proper name of a place · from חֹ֫רֶשׁ · “Horesh” · Strong's H2793G
Places named in this verse
- Horesh · today: Khirbet Khureisenatural area, special · Identification: possible · Details about Horesh on OpenBible.info
- Wilderness of Ziphregion · Identification: certain · Map of Wilderness of Ziph (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Wilderness of Ziph on OpenBible.info