KJV King James Version
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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1 Samuel 23:15
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
While David was in Horesh in the Wilderness of Ziph, he saw that Saul had come out to take his life.
WEB World English Bible
David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.
ASV American Standard Version
And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And David seeth that Saul hath come out to seek his life, and David is in the wilderness of Ziph, in a forest.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 23
12 Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver [thee] up.
13 Then David and his men, [which were] about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.
14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David [was] in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
16 And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
17 And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
18 And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיַּ֣רְאH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeדָוִ֔דH1732 · da.vidDavidכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforיָצָ֥אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeשָׁא֖וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulלְבַקֵּ֣שׁH1245 · ba.qashto seekאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]נַפְשׁ֑וֹH5315 · ne.pheshsoulוְדָוִ֥דH1732 · da.vidDavidבְּמִדְבַּר־H4057 · mid.barmouthזִ֖יףH2128 · ziphZiphבַּחֹֽרְשָׁה׃ סH2793 · cho.reshHoresh
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