Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put">935 [e] וַ֠יָּבֹא way-yā-ḇō So he came Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- to Prep 2) sheepfold (construct with 'sheep')">1448 [e] גִּדְר֨וֹת giḏ-rō-wṯ the sheepcotes N-fpc 1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats) 1b) of multitude (simile) 1c) of multitude (metaphor)">6629 [e] הַצֹּ֤אן haṣ-ṣōn the sheepfolds Art | N-cs 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- by Prep 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.)">1870 [e] הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ had-de-reḵ the road Art | N-cs 1a) there 1b) thither (after verbs of motion) 1c) from there, thence 1d) then (as an adverb of time)">8033 [e] וְשָׁ֣ם wə-šām and where there [was] Conj-w | Adv 4631 [e] מְעָרָ֔ה mə-‘ā-rāh, a cave N-fs 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put">935 [e] וַיָּבֹ֥א way-yā-ḇō and went in Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah 3) a son of Simeon 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah">7586 [e] שָׁא֖וּל šā-’ūl Saul N-proper-ms 2) to block, overshadow, screen, stop the approach, shut off, cover 2a) (Qal) 2a1) to screen, cover 2a2) to cover oneself 2a3) protector (participle) 2b) (Hiphil) 2b1) to screen, cover 2b2) to cover, defecate (euphemism) 3) (Qal) to cover, lay over 4) to weave together 4a) (Qal) to weave together 4b) (Pilpel) to weave, weave together">5526 [e] לְהָסֵ֣ךְ lə-hā-sêḵ to attend Prep-l | V-Hifil-Inf 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 1a) foot, leg 1b) of God (anthropomorphic) 1c) of seraphim, cherubim, idols, animals, table 1d) according to the pace of (with prep) 1e) three times (feet, paces)">7272 [e] רַגְלָ֑יו raḡ-lāw; to his needs N-fdc | 3ms 1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel">1732 [e] וְדָוִד֙ wə-ḏā-wiḏ and David Conj-w | N-proper-ms 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)">376 [e] וַאֲנָשָׁ֔יו wa-’ă-nā-šāw, and his men Conj-w | N-mpc | 3ms 1a) side 1b) sides, recesses (dual)">3411 [e] בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥י bə-yar-kə-ṯê in the recesses Prep-b | N-fdc 4631 [e] הַמְּעָרָ֖ה ham-mə-‘ā-rāh of the cave Art | N-fs 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell">3427 [e] יֹשְׁבִֽים׃ yō-šə-ḇîm. were staying V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp

New American Standard Bible
He came to the sheepfolds on the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the inner recesses of the cave.

King James Bible
And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When Saul came to the sheep pens along the road, a cave was there, and he went in to relieve himself. David and his men were staying in the back of the cave,

the sheepcotes. Caves in the rocks, in which it is still common for shepherds and their flocks to lodge. Dr. Pococke observes, `Beyond the valley [of Tekoa,] there is a very large grotto. which the Arabs call El- Maamah, a hiding place: the high rocks on each side of the valley are almost perpendicular; and the way to the grotto is by a terrace formed in the rock, which is very narrow. There are two entrances into it; we went by the farthest, which leads by a narrow passage into a very large grotto, the rock being supported by natural pillars; the top of it rises in several places like domes; the grotto is perfectly dry. There is a tradition, that the people of the country, to the number of

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