1 Samuel 23:29

And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.
1 Samuel 23:29
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Original language and places

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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיַּ֥עַל דָּוִ֖ד מִשָּׁ֑ם וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בִּמְצָד֥וֹת עֵֽין־גֶּֽדִי׃

  1. וַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'al“and he went up”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  2. דָּוִ֖דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  3. מִשָּׁ֑םmi.Sham“from there”
    Preposition + Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  4. וַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shev“and he dwelt”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  5. בִּמְצָד֥וֹתbim.tza.Dot“in [the] strongholds of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מְצָד · “stronghold” · Strong's H4679
  6. עֵֽין־'ein-“En”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from עֵין גֶּ֫דִי · “Engedi” · Strong's H5872
  7. גֶּֽדִי׃Ge.di“Gedi”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from עֵין גֶּ֫דִי · “Engedi” · Strong's H5872
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)