NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Then SaulSha'uwl (shaw-ool') asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul. took laqach (law-kakh') to take (in the widest variety of applications) three shalowsh (shaw-loshe') masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice thousand 'eleph (eh'-lef) hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand. chosen bachar (baw-khar') to try, i.e. (by implication) select -- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require. men 'iysh (eesh) a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) out of all Israel Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel. and went yalak (yaw-lak') to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses) to seek baqash (baw-kash') to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after David David (daw-veed') loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David. and his men 'enowsh (en-oshe') a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. upon paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) the rocks tsuwr (tsoor) a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous) of the wild goats ya`el (yaw-ale') an ibex (as climbing) -- wild goat. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Then Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to seek David and his men in front of the Rocks of the Wild Goats. King James Bible Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. Holman Christian Standard Bible So Saul took 3,000 of Israel's choice men and went to look for David and his men in front of the Rocks of the Wild Goats. International Standard Version Saul took 3,000 of his best troops from all over Israel, and he went to look for David and his men in the direction of the Rocks of the Wild Goats. NET Bible So Saul took three thousand select men from all Israel and went to find David and his men in the region of the rocks of the mountain goats. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Saul took 3,000 of the best-trained men from all Israel and went to search for David and his men on the Rocks of the Wild Goats. King James 2000 Bible Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. Links 1 Samuel 24:21 Samuel 24:2 NIV 1 Samuel 24:2 NLT 1 Samuel 24:2 ESV 1 Samuel 24:2 NASB 1 Samuel 24:2 KJV |