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1 Samuel 24:3

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.

KJV

Assumens ergo Saul tria millia electorum virorum ex omni Israël, perrexit ad investigandum David et viros ejus, etiam super abruptissimas petras, quæ solis ibicibus perviæ sunt.

Vulgate

καὶ ἔλαβεν μεθ’ ἑαυτοῦ τρεῖς χιλιάδας ἀνδρῶν ἐκλεκτοὺς ἐκ παντὸς Ἰσραήλ, καὶ ἐπορεύθη ζητεῖν τὸν Δαυεὶδ καὶ τοὺς ἄνδρας αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πρόσωπον Ἐδδαιέμ.

LXX

And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave.

ASV

וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח שָׁא֗וּל שְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֛ים אִ֥ישׁ בָּח֖וּר מִ/כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַ/יֵּ֗לֶךְ לְ/בַקֵּ֤שׁ אֶת דָּוִד֙ וַֽ/אֲנָשָׁ֔י/ו עַל פְּנֵ֖י צוּרֵ֥י הַ/יְּעֵלִֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶ֖לֶף
'lp
adjective · 500×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בַקֵּ֥שׁ
bqsh
verb · 225×
בָּחַ֣ר
bchr
verb · 168×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יְּעֵלִֽים
y'lym
noun · 3×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
צ֥וּר
tsvr
noun · 75×
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת
shlsht
adjective · 429×
שָׁא֔וּל
sh'vl
proper_noun · 404×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Judg 3:24 — When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.
  • Judg 3:24 — When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.
  • Ps 57:1 — Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
  • Ps 57:1 — Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
  • Ps 142:1 — I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.
  • Ps 142:1 — I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.