King James Version

1 Samuel 23:19

Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

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וַיַּעֲל֤וּvayaalvand ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and ascend up”, the next action in the storyH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…זִפִים֙zifimZiphiteזִיפִיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “Ziphite”, the ordinary formH2130a Ziphite or inhabitant of ZiphZiphim, Ziphite.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).שָׁא֔וּלshaulShaulשָׁאוּלnoun, proper name — “Shaul”H7586Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesSaul, Shaul.הַגִּבְעָ֖תָהhagivatahthe the hillגִּבְעָהdefinite article, noun, proper name, directional ending — “the the hill”H1390Gibah; the name of three places in PalestineGibeah, the hill.לֵאמֹ֑רlemorto sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הֲל֣וֹאhalono , -r,לֹאparticle, interrogative, particle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…דָ֠וִדdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.מִסְתַּתֵּ֨רmistaterhideסָתַרverb, hithpael, participle, absolute — “hide”, a verb used as a describing wordH5641to hide (by covering), literally or figurativelybe absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, [idiom] surely.עִמָּ֤נוּimanvwithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).בַמְּצָדוֹת֙vamtsadotin castleמְצַדpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in castle”, the ordinary formH4679a fastness (as a covert of ambush)castle, fort, (strong) hold, munition.בַּחֹ֔רְשָׁהbachoreshahin forestחֹרֶשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, proper name — “in forest”H2793a forest (perhaps as furnishing the material for fabric)bough, forest, shroud, wood.בְּגִבְעַת֙begivatin hillגִּבְעָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1389a hillockhill, little hill.הַֽחֲכִילָ֔הhachakhilahthe Hachilahחֲכִילָהdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Hachilah”H2444Chakilah, a hill in PalestineHachilah.אֲשֶׁ֖רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…מִימִ֥יןmiminfrom rightיָמִיןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “from right”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south[phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south.הַיְשִׁימֽוֹןhayshimonthe desertיְשִׁימוֹןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the desert”, the ordinary formH3452a desolationdesert, Jeshimon, solitary, wilderness.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying: 'Doth not David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?

Young’s Literal Translation

And the Ziphites go up unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, 'Is not David hiding himself with us in fortresses, in the forest, in the height of Hachilah, which [is] on the south of the desolate place?

World English Bible

Then the Ziphites came up to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the woods, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?

Darby Translation

And the Ziphites came up to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself with us in strongholds in the wood, on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the waste?

Douay-Rheims

And the Ziphites went up to Saul in Gabaa, saying: Lo, doth not David lie hid with us in the strong holds of the wood, in mount Hachila, which is on the right hand of the desert.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying: 'Doth not David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the Ziphites came up out of the dry country to Saul to the hill, saying, Behold, is not David hidden with us in Messara, in the narrows in Cæne in the hill of Echela, which is on the right of Jessæmon?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀνέβησαν οἱ Ζιφαῖοι ἐκ τῆς αὐχμώδους πρὸς Σαοὺλ ἐπὶ τὸν βουνὸν, λέγοντες, οὐκ ἰδοὺ Δαυὶδ κέκρυπται παρʼ ἡμῖν ἐν Μεσσαρὰ ἐν τοῖς στενοῖς ἐν τῇ Καινῇ ἐν τῷ βουνῷ τοῦ Ἑχελᾶ τοῦ ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ Ἰεσσαιμοῦ;