Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7725 [e] וַיָּ֣שָׁב way-yā-šāḇ Therefore returned Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 7586 [e] שָׁא֗וּל šā-’ūl, Saul N-proper-ms 7291 [e] מִרְדֹף֙ mir-ḏōp̄ from pursuing Prep-m | V-Qal-Inf 310 [e] אַחֲרֵ֣י ’a-ḥă-rê after Prep 1732 [e] דָוִ֔ד ḏā-wiḏ, David N-proper-ms 1980 [e] וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ way-yê-leḵ and went Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 7122 [e] לִקְרַ֣את liq-raṯ against Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 6430 [e] פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים pə-liš-tîm; the Philistines N-proper-mp 5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- so Prep 3651 [e] כֵּ֗ן kên, thus Adv 7121 [e] קָֽרְאוּ֙ qā-rə-’ū they called V-Qal-Perf-3cp 4725 [e] לַמָּק֣וֹם lam-mā-qō-wm place Prep-l, Art | N-ms 1931 [e] הַה֔וּא ha-hū, that Art | Pro-3ms   סֶ֖לַע se-la‘ -   5555 [e] הַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת׃ ham-maḥ-lə-qō-wṯ. the Rock of Escape N-proper-fs

New American Standard Bible
So Saul returned from pursuing David and went to meet the Philistines; therefore they called that place the Rock of Escape.

King James Bible
Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to engage the Philistines. Therefore, that place was named the Rock of Separation.

Sela-hammahlekoth. that is, the rock of divisions. Because, says the Targum, `the heart of the king was divided to go hither and thither.' Here Saul was obliged to separate himself from David, in order to go and oppose the invading Philistines; which deliverance of David was of such a nature as made the Divine interposition fully visible.

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