הָהָ֖ר . . . hā·hār דָוִ֜ד Even though David ḏā·wiḏ נֶחְפָּ֤ז was hurrying neḥ·pāz לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ to get away lā·le·ḵeṯ מִפְּנֵ֣י - mip·pə·nê שָׁא֔וּל - , šā·’ūl וְשָׁא֣וּל Saul wə·šā·’ūl וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו and his men wa·’ă·nā·šāw עֹֽטְרִ֛ים were closing ‘ō·ṭə·rîm אֶל־ in on ’el- דָּוִ֥ד David dā·wiḏ וְאֶל־ . . . wə·’el- אֲנָשָׁ֖יו and his men ’ă·nā·šāw לְתָפְשָֽׂם׃ to capture them . lə·ṯā·p̄ə·śām 1 Samuel 23:27 וּמַלְאָ֣ךְ Then a messenger ū·mal·’āḵ בָּ֔א came bā אֶל־ to ’el- שָׁא֖וּל Saul , šā·’ūl לֵאמֹ֑ר saying , lê·mōr וְלֵ֔כָה “ Come wə·lê·ḵāh מַהֲרָ֣ה quickly , ma·hă·rāh כִּֽי־ for kî- פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים the Philistines p̄ə·liš·tîm עַל־ . . . ‘al- פָשְׁט֥וּ have raided p̄ā·šə·ṭū הָאָֽרֶץ׃ the land !” hā·’ā·reṣ 1 Samuel 23:28 שָׁא֗וּל So Saul šā·’ūl וַיָּ֣שָׁב broke off way·yā·šāḇ מִרְדֹף֙ his pursuit mir·ḏōp̄ אַחֲרֵ֣י . . . ’a·ḥă·rê דָוִ֔ד of David ḏā·wiḏ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ and went way·yê·leḵ לִקְרַ֣את to meet liq·raṯ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים the Philistines . pə·liš·tîm עַל־ That is why ‘al- כֵּ֗ן . . . kên הַה֔וּא that ha·hū לַמָּק֣וֹם place lam·mā·qō·wm קָֽרְאוּ֙ is called qā·rə·’ū סֶ֖לַע vvv se·la‘ הַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת׃ Sela-hammahlekoth . ham·maḥ·lə·qō·wṯ 1 Samuel 23:29 דָּוִ֖ד And David dā·wiḏ וַיַּ֥עַל went up way·ya·‘al מִשָּׁ֑ם from there miš·šām וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב and lived way·yê·šeḇ בִּמְצָד֥וֹת in the strongholds bim·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ עֵֽין־ vvv ‘ên- גֶּֽדִי׃ of En-gedi . ge·ḏî 1 Samuel 24:1 וַיְהִ֗י - way·hî כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ After ka·’ă·šer שָׁא֔וּל Saul šā·’ūl שָׁ֣ב had returned šāḇ מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י from pursuing mê·’a·ḥă·rê פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים the Philistines , pə·liš·tîm וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ he was told way·yag·gi·ḏū לוֹ֙ , lōw לֵאמֹ֔ר - lê·mōr הִנֵּ֣ה - hin·nêh דָוִ֔ד “ David ḏā·wiḏ בְּמִדְבַּ֖ר is in the wilderness bə·miḏ·bar עֵ֥ין vvv ‘ên גֶּֽדִי׃ס of En-gedi .” ge·ḏî 1 Samuel 24:2 שָׁא֗וּל So Saul šā·’ūl וַיִּקַּ֣ח took way·yiq·qaḥ שְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת three šə·lō·šeṯ אֲלָפִ֛ים thousand ’ă·lā·p̄îm בָּח֖וּר chosen bā·ḥūr אִ֥ישׁ men ’îš מִכָּל־ from all mik·kāl יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Israel yiś·rā·’êl וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ and went way·yê·leḵ לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ to look for lə·ḇaq·qêš אֶת־ - ’eṯ- דָּוִד֙ David dā·wiḏ וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו and his men wa·’ă·nā·šāw עַל־ in ‘al- פְּנֵ֖י the region pə·nê צוּרֵ֥י of the Rocks ṣū·rê הַיְּעֵלִֽים׃ of the Wild Goats . hay·yə·‘ê·lîm 1 Samuel 24:3 וַ֠יָּבֹא Soon Saul came way·yā·ḇō אֶל־ to ’el- הַצֹּ֤אן the sheepfolds haṣ·ṣōn

