King James Version

1 Samuel 23:29

And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.

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In the Hebrew text this line is 1 Samuel 24:1.

וַיַּ֥עַלvayaaland ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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…דָּוִ֖דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.מִשָּׁ֑םmishamfrom thereשָׁםpreposition, adverb — “from there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.וַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvayeshevand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and dwell”, the next action in the storyH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…בִּמְצָד֥וֹתbimtsadotin castleמְצַדpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “in castle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4679a fastness (as a covert of ambush)castle, fort, (strong) hold, munition.עֵֽיןeynEn-gediעֵין גֶּדִיnoun, proper name — “En-gedi”H5872En-Gedi, a place in PalestineEn-gedi.גֶּֽדִיgediEn-gediעֵין גֶּדִיnoun, proper name — “En-gedi”H5872En-Gedi, a place in PalestineEn-gedi.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(24-1) And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.

Young’s Literal Translation

And David goeth up thence, and abideth in fortresses [at] En-gedi.

World English Bible

David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.

Darby Translation

And David went up from thence, and abode in the strongholds of Engedi.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(24-1) And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And David rose up from thence, and dwelt in the narrow passes of Engaddi.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀνέστη Δαυὶδ ἐκεῖθεν, καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐν τοῖς στενοῖς Ἐνγαδδί.