1 Samuel 26:20
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
6258 [e]וְעַתָּ֗ה
wə-‘at-tāh,
So nowConj-w | Adv
408 [e]אַל־
’al-
notAdv
5307 [e]יִפֹּ֤ל
yip-pōl
do let fallV-Qal-Imperf-3ms
1818 [e]דָּֽמִי֙
dā-mî
my bloodN-msc | 1cs
776 [e]אַ֔רְצָה
’ar-ṣāh,
to the earthN-fs | 3fs
5048 [e]מִנֶּ֖גֶד
min-ne-ḡeḏ
beforePrep-m
6440 [e]פְּנֵ֣י
pə-nê
the faceN-cpc
3068 [e]יְהוָ֑ה
Yah-weh;
of YahwehN-proper-ms
3588 [e]כִּֽי־
kî-
forConj
3318 [e]יָצָ֞א
yā-ṣā
has come outV-Qal-Perf-3ms
4428 [e]מֶ֣לֶךְ
me-leḵ
the kingN-msc
3478 [e]יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
yiś-rā-’êl,
of IsraelN-proper-ms
1245 [e]לְבַקֵּשׁ֙
lə-ḇaq-qêš
to seekPrep-l | V-Piel-Inf
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
6550 [e]פַּרְעֹ֣שׁ
par-‘ōš
a fleaN-ms
259 [e]אֶחָ֔ד
’e-ḥāḏ,
oneNumber-ms
834 [e]כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר
ka-’ă-šer
as whenPrep-k | Pro-r
7291 [e]יִרְדֹּ֥ף
yir-dōp̄
huntsV-Qal-Imperf-3ms
7124 [e]הַקֹּרֵ֖א
haq-qō-rê
a partridgeArt | N-ms
2022 [e]בֶּהָרִֽים׃
be-hā-rîm.
in the mountainsPrep-b, Art | N-mp





















Hebrew Texts
שמואל א 26:20 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וְעַתָּ֗ה אַל־יִפֹּ֤ל דָּֽמִי֙ אַ֔רְצָה מִנֶּ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּֽי־יָצָ֞א מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֣שׁ אֶחָ֔ד כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יִרְדֹּ֥ף הַקֹּרֵ֖א בֶּהָרִֽים׃

שמואל א 26:20 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ועתה אל־יפל דמי ארצה מנגד פני יהוה כי־יצא מלך ישראל לבקש את־פרעש אחד כאשר ירדף הקרא בהרים׃

שמואל א 26:20 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ועתה אל־יפל דמי ארצה מנגד פני יהוה כי־יצא מלך ישראל לבקש את־פרעש אחד כאשר ירדף הקרא בהרים׃

שמואל א 26:20 Hebrew Bible
ועתה אל יפל דמי ארצה מנגד פני יהוה כי יצא מלך ישראל לבקש את פרעש אחד כאשר ירדף הקרא בהרים׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Now then, do not let my blood fall to the ground away from the presence of the LORD; for the king of Israel has come out to search for a single flea, just as one hunts a partridge in the mountains."

King James Bible
Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So don't let my blood fall to the ground far from the LORD's presence, for the king of Israel has come out to search for a flea, like one who pursues a partridge in the mountains."
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a flea Parohs, (in Arabic borghooth, Syriac, poorthano,) the well known little contemptible and troublesome insect, the flea, seems to be so called from its agility in leaping and skipping, from {para} `free' and `raash', `to leap, bound.' David, by comparing himself to this insect, seems to import, that while it would cost Saul much pains to catch him, he would obtain but very little advantage from it.

a partridge. {Korai} certainly denotes the {partridge}, which is called in Arabic, {kiraa} It seems to be so called from the {cry} or {cur} which it utters when calling its young.

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