1st Samuel Chapter 23 verse 15 Holy Bible
And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.
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And David was full of fear, in the knowledge that Saul had come out to take his life; and David was in the waste land of Ziph, in Horesh.
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And David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life; and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
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And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
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And David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
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David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.
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And David seeth that Saul hath come out to seek his life, and David `is' in the wilderness of Ziph, in a forest.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) In a wood.--Some have understood this as a proper name, Horesh. There is no trace of the wood now. The land lost its ornament of trees centuries ago, through the desolating hand of man.--Van der Velde.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewWhile Davidדָוִ֔ד (ḏā·wiḏ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jessewas in Horeshבַּחֹֽרְשָׁה׃ (ba·ḥō·rə·šāh)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 2793: Horesh -- a forestin the Wildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־ (bə·miḏ·bar-)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speechof Ziph,זִ֖יף (zîp̄)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 2128: Ziph -- a son of Judah, also a city Southeast of Hebron and a city in southern Judahheוְדָוִ֥ד (wə·ḏā·wiḏ)Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jessesawוַיַּ֣רְא (way·yar)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7200: To seethatכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionSaulשָׁא֖וּל (šā·’ūl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israeliteshad come outיָצָ֥א (yā·ṣā)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proximto takeלְבַקֵּ֣שׁ (lə·ḇaq·qêš)Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructStrong's 1245: To search out, to strive afterhis life.נַפְשׁ֑וֹ (nap̄·šōw)Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion Jump to PreviousAfraid Aware David Desert Horesh Life Saul Seek Waste Wilderness Wood Ziph
