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1 Samuel 21:12

And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

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In the Hebrew text this line is 1 Samuel 21:13.

וַיָּ֧שֶׂםvayasemand putשׂוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and put”, the next action in the storyH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…דָּוִ֛דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַדְּבָרִ֥יםhadvarimthe causeדָּבָרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…הָאֵ֖לֶּהhaelehthe theseאֵלֶּהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “the these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).בִּלְבָב֑וֹbilvavvoin breastלֵבָבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in breast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3824the heart (as the most interior organ);[phrase] bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, [idiom] unawares, understanding.וַיִּרָ֣אvayiraand fearיָרֵאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and fear”, the next action in the storyH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).מְאֹ֔דmeodespeciallyמְאֹדadverb — “especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.מִפְּנֵ֖יmipnefrom a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “from a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…אָכִ֥ישׁakhishAchishאֲכִישׁnoun, proper name — “Achish”H397Akish, a Philistine kingAchish.מֶֽלֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.גַּֽתgatGathגַּתnoun, proper name — “Gath”H1661Gath, a Philistine cityGath.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(21-13) And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

Young’s Literal Translation

And David layeth these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath,

World English Bible

David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

Darby Translation

And David took to heart these words, and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

Douay-Rheims

But David laid up these words in his heart, and was exceedingly afraid at the face of Achis the king of Geth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(21-13) And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And David laid up the words in his heart, and was greatly afraid of Anchus king of Geth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔθετο Δαυὶδ τὰ ῥήματα ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐφοβήθη σφόδρα ἀπὸ προσώπου Ἀγχοῦς βασιλέως Γέθ.