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valign="top">וְעַתָּ֗ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veattah_6258.htm" title="ve·'at·Tah,: Now -- Occurrence 119 of 271.">wə-‘at-tāh,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">So now</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Adverb">Conj-w | Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 408: 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) <BR> 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) <BR> 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) <BR> 1c) not, no (with substantive) <BR> 1d) nothing (as substantive)">408</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 408 -- Occurrence 172 of 725">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אַל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/al_408.htm" title="'al-: nay -- Occurrence 144 of 570.">’al-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5307: 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to fall <BR> 1a2) to fall (of violent death) <BR> 1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before <BR> 1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of <BR> 1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result <BR> 1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to <BR> 1a7) to lie, lie prostrate <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) <BR> 1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate <BR> 1b2) to overthrow <BR> 1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot <BR> 1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) <BR> 1b5) to cause to fall <BR> 1c) (Hithpael) <BR> 1c1) to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon <BR> 1c2) to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself <BR> 1d) (Pilel) to fall">5307</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5307 -- Occurrence 115 of 435">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יִפֹּ֤ל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yippol_5307.htm" title="yip·Pol: fall -- Occurrence 9 of 38.">yip-pōl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">do let fall</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Imperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1818: 1) blood <BR> 1a) of wine (fig.)">1818</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1818 -- Occurrence 180 of 360">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">דָּֽמִי֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/dami_1818.htm" title="da·Mi: my blood -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">dā-mî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">my blood</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct :: first person common singular">N-msc | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth<BR> 1a) earth <BR> 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) <BR> 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) <BR> 1a3) earth (inhabitants) <BR> 1b) land <BR> 1b1) country, territory <BR> 1b2) district, region <BR> 1b3) tribal territory <BR> 1b4) piece of ground <BR> 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel <BR> 1b6) inhabitants of land <BR> 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world <BR> 1b8) city (-state) <BR> 1c) ground, surface of the earth <BR> 1c1) ground <BR> 1c2) soil <BR> 1d) (in phrases) <BR> 1d1) people of the land <BR> 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) <BR> 1d3) level or plain country <BR> 1d4) land of the living <BR> 1d5) end(s) of the earth <BR> 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) <BR> 1e1) lands, countries <BR> 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan">776</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 776 -- Occurrence 1057 of 2503">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אַ֔רְצָה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/artzah_776.htm" title="'Ar·tzah,: to the ground -- Occurrence 30 of 58.">’ar-ṣāh,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to the earth</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular :: third person feminine singular">N-fs | 3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5048.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5048: subst<BR> 1) what is conspicuous, what is in front of <BR> adv <BR> 2) in front of, straight forward, before, in sight of <BR> 3) in front of oneself, straightforward <BR> 4) before your face, in your view or purpose <BR> with prep <BR> 5) what is in front of, corresponding to <BR> 6) in front of, before <BR> 7) in the sight or presence of <BR> 8) parallel to <BR> 9) over, for <BR> 10) in front, opposite <BR> 11) at a distance <BR> prep <BR> 12) from the front of, away from <BR> 13) from before the eyes of, opposite to, at a distance from <BR> 14) from before, in front of <BR> 15) as far as the front of">5048</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5048.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5048 -- Occurrence 34 of 150">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִנֶּ֖גֶד<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/minneged_5048.htm" title="min·Ne·ged: away -- Occurrence 8 of 24.">min-ne-ḡeḏ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">before</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m">Prep-m</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face <BR> 1a) face, faces <BR> 1b) presence, person <BR> 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) <BR> 1d) face (of animals) <BR> 1e) face, surface (of ground) <BR> 1f) as adv of loc/temp <BR> 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before <BR> 1g) with prep <BR> 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of">6440</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6440 -- Occurrence 857 of 2128">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">פְּנֵ֣י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/penei_6440.htm" title="pe·Nei: the presence -- Occurrence 113 of 266.">pə-nê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the face</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - common plural construct">N-cpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One'<BR> 1) the proper name of the one true God <BR> 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3068 -- Occurrence 2450 of 6220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְהוָ֑ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yahweh_3068.htm" title="Yah·weh;: of the LORD -- Occurrence 2449 of 6218.">Yah-weh;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Yahweh</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since <BR> 1a) that <BR> 1a1) yea, indeed <BR> 1b) when (of time) <BR> 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) <BR> 1c) because, since (causal connection) <BR> 1d) but (after negative) <BR> 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if <BR> 1f) but rather, but <BR> 1g) except that <BR> 1h) only, nevertheless <BR> 1i) surely <BR> 1j) that is <BR> 1k) but if <BR> 1l) for though <BR> 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3588 -- Occurrence 1511 of 4481">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כִּֽי־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ki_3588.htm" title="ki-: for -- Occurrence 1436 of 4334.">kî-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">for</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3318: 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart <BR> 1a2) to go forth (to a place) <BR> 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) <BR> 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) <BR> 1a5) to come out of <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) <BR> 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out <BR> 1b2) to bring out of <BR> 1b3) to lead out <BR> 1b4) to deliver <BR> 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth">3318</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3318 -- Occurrence 501 of 1069">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יָצָ֞א<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yatza_3318.htm" title="ya·Tza: has come -- Occurrence 21 of 51.">yā-ṣā</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">has come out</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Perf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king">4428</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4428 -- Occurrence 327 of 2523">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מֶ֣לֶךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/melech_4428.htm" title="Me·lech: the king -- Occurrence 188 of 896.">me-leḵ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the king</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel = 'God prevails'<BR> 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel <BR> 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob <BR> 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split <BR> 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah <BR> 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile">3478</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3478 -- Occurrence 1073 of 2506">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yisrael_3478.htm" title="Yis·ra·'El,: of Israel -- Occurrence 972 of 2260.">yiś-rā-’êl,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Israel</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1245: 1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request <BR> 1a) (Piel) <BR> 1a1) to seek to find <BR> 1a2) to seek to secure <BR> 1a3) to seek the face <BR> 1a4) to desire, demand <BR> 1a5) to require, exact <BR> 1a6) to ask, request <BR> 1b) (Pual) to be sought">1245</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1245 -- Occurrence 45 of 225">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְבַקֵּשׁ֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/levakkesh_1245.htm" title="le·vak·Kesh: to search -- Occurrence 7 of 24.">lə-ḇaq-qêš</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to seek</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct">Prep-l | V-Piel-Inf</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative">853</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 853 -- Occurrence 5752 of 11050">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶת־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/et_853.htm" title="'et-: - -- Occurrence 3548 of 7034.">’eṯ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Direct object marker">DirObjM</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6550.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6550: 1) flea">6550</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6550.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6550 -- Occurrence 2 of 2">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">פַּרְעֹ֣שׁ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/parosh_6550.htm" title="par·'Osh: flea -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">par-‘ōš</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a flea</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 259: 1) one (number) <BR> 1a) one (number) <BR> 1b) each, every <BR> 1c) a certain <BR> 1d) an (indefinite article) <BR> 1e) only, once, once for all <BR> 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one <BR> 1g) first <BR> 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)">259</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 259 -- Occurrence 527 of 967">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶחָ֔ד<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/echad_259.htm" title="'e·Chad,: A single -- Occurrence 267 of 471.">’e-ḥāḏ,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">one</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Number - masculine singular">Number-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 834: 1) (relative part.) <BR> 1a) which, who <BR> 1b) that which <BR> 2) (conj) <BR> 2a) that (in obj clause) <BR> 2b) when <BR> 2c) since <BR> 2d) as <BR> 2e) conditional if">834</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 834 -- Occurrence 2576 of 5502">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kaasher_834.htm" title="ka·'a·Sher: one -- Occurrence 286 of 489.">ka-’ă-šer</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">as when</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-k :: Pronoun - relative">Prep-k | Pro-r</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7291: 1) to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after<BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to pursue, put to flight, chase, dog, attend closely upon <BR> 1a2) to persecute, harass (fig) <BR> 1a3) to follow after, aim to secure (fig) <BR> 1a4) to run after (a bribe) (fig) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be pursued <BR> 1b2) one pursued (participle) <BR> 1c) (Piel) to pursue ardently, aim eagerly to secure, pursue <BR> 1d) (Pual) to be pursued, be chased away <BR> 1e) (Hiphil) to pursue, chase">7291</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7291.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7291 -- Occurrence 63 of 144">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יִרְדֹּ֥ף<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yirdof_7291.htm" title="yir·Dof: hunts -- Occurrence 5 of 5.">yir-dōp̄</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">hunts</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Imperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7124.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7124: 1) partridge">7124</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7124.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7124 -- Occurrence 1 of 2">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַקֹּרֵ֖א<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hakkore_7124.htm" title="hak·ko·Re: A partridge -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">haq-qō-rê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a partridge</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2022: 1) hill, mountain, hill country, mount">2022</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2022 -- Occurrence 249 of 546">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בֶּהָרִֽים׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/beharim_2022.htm" title="be·ha·Rim.: the mountains -- Occurrence 3 of 8.">be-hā-rîm.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">in the mountains</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b, Article :: Noun - masculine plural">Prep-b, Art | N-mp</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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</script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Hebrew Texts</div><div align="right"><span class="toptext"><a href="//study.interlinearbible.org/1_samuel/26.htm">1 Samuel 26:20 Hebrew Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/1_samuel/26.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/1_samuel/26.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6258.htm" title="ve·'at·tah: Now -- 6258: now">וְעַתָּ֗ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/408.htm" title="al-: nay -- 408: not (a subjective neg.)">אַל־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5307.htm" title="yip·pol: fall -- 5307: to fall, lie">יִפֹּ֤ל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1818.htm" title="da·mi: my blood -- 1818: blood">דָּֽמִי֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/776.htm" title="ar·tzah,: to the ground -- 776: earth, land">אַ֔רְצָה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5048.htm" title="min·ne·ged: away -- 5048: in front of, in sight of, opposite to">מִנֶּ֖גֶד</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6440.htm" title="pe·nei: the presence -- 6440: face, faces">פְּנֵ֣י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yah·weh;: of the LORD -- 3068: the proper name of the God of Israel">יְהוָ֑ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3588.htm" title="ki-: for -- 3588: that, for, when">כִּֽי־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3318.htm" title="ya·tza: has come -- 3318: to go or come out">יָצָ֞א</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4428.htm" title="me·lech: the king -- 4428: king">מֶ֣לֶךְ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3478.htm" title="yis·ra·'el: of Israel -- 3478: God strives,' another name of Jacob and his desc.">יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1245.htm" title="le·vak·kesh: to search -- 1245: to seek">לְבַקֵּשׁ֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/853.htm" title="et-: -- 853: untranslatable mark of the accusative case.">אֶת־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6550.htm" title="par·'osh: flea -- 6550: a flea">פַּרְעֹ֣שׁ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/259.htm" title="e·chad,: A single -- 259: one">אֶחָ֔ד</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/834.htm" title="ka·'a·sher: one -- 834: who, which, that">כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7291.htm" title="yir·dof: hunts -- 7291: to pursue, chase, persecute">יִרְדֹּ֥ף</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7124.htm" title="hak·ko·re: A partridge -- 7124: a partridge">הַקֹּרֵ֖א</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2022.htm" title="be·ha·rim.: the mountains -- 2022: mountain, hill, hill country">בֶּהָרִֽים׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/1_samuel/26.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1818.htm" title="dam (dawm) -- blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), + innocent">Now therefore let not my blood</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5307.htm" title="naphal (naw-fal') -- be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail">fall</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/776.htm" title="'erets (eh'-rets) -- X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world">to the earth</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6440.htm" title="paniym (paw-neem') -- + accept, a-(be-)fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you">before the face</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- Jehovah, the Lord">of the LORD</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4428.htm" title="melek (meh'-lek) -- king, royal">for the king</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3478.htm" title="Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') -- also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel">of Israel</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3318.htm" title="yatsa' (yaw-tsaw') -- X after, appear, X assuredly, bear out, X begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out">is come out</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1245.htm" title="baqash (baw-kash') -- ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for)">to seek</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/259.htm" title="'echad (ekh-awd') -- a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-)ly, each (one), + eleven">a</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6550.htm" title="par'osh (par-oshe') -- flea">flea</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7291.htm" title="radaph (raw-daf') -- chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r)">as when one doth hunt</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7124.htm" title="qore' (ko-ray') -- partridge">a partridge</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2022.htm" title="har (har) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), X promotion">in the mountains</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/26.htm">שמואל א 26:20 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וְעַתָּ֗ה אַל־יִפֹּ֤ל דָּֽמִי֙ אַ֔רְצָה מִנֶּ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּֽי־יָצָ֞א מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֣שׁ אֶחָ֔ד כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יִרְדֹּ֥ף הַקֹּרֵ֖א בֶּהָרִֽים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/26.htm">שמואל א 26:20 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ועתה אל־יפל דמי ארצה מנגד פני יהוה כי־יצא מלך ישראל לבקש את־פרעש אחד כאשר ירדף הקרא בהרים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/26.htm">שמואל א 26:20 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ועתה אל־יפל דמי ארצה מנגד פני יהוה כי־יצא מלך ישראל לבקש את־פרעש אחד כאשר ירדף הקרא בהרים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/26.htm">שמואל א 26:20 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ועתה אל יפל דמי ארצה מנגד פני יהוה כי יצא מלך ישראל לבקש את פרעש אחד כאשר ירדף הקרא בהרים׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/1_samuel/26-20.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/26.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"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."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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." <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">let not my</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 2:9</span> He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-29.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 25:29</span> Yet a man is risen to pursue you, and to seek your soul…</a></p><p class="hdg">the king</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/24-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 24:14</span> After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom do you pursue? …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/26-47.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 26:47,55</span> And while he yet spoke, see, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and …</a></p><p class="hdg">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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></p><p class="hdg">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.</p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/1_samuel/26-20.htm">1 Samuel 26:20</a> • <a href="/niv/1_samuel/26-20.htm">1 Samuel 26:20 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/26-20.htm">1 Samuel 26:20 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/1_samuel/26-20.htm">1 Samuel 26:20 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/26-20.htm">1 Samuel 26:20 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/26-20.htm">1 Samuel 26:20 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/26-20.htm">1 Samuel 26:20 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/26-20.htm">1 Samuel 26:20 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/26-20.htm">1 Samuel 26:20 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/26-20.htm">1 Samuel 26:20 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/1_samuel/26-20.htm">1 Samuel 26:20 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_samuel/26-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 26:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 26:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_samuel/26-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 26:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 26:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>