1 Samuel 24:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then Saulשָׁא֗וּל
(sha·'ul)
7586: "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr.from shaal
tookוַיִּקַּ֣ח
(vai·yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
threeשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת
(she·lo·shet)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
thousandאֲלָפִ֛ים
(a·la·fim)
505: a thousanda prim. root
chosen 
 
977: to choosea prim. root
menאִ֥ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
from allמִכָּל־
(mik·kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
and wentוַיֵּ֗לֶךְ
(vai·ye·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
to seekלְבַקֵּ֤שׁ
(le·vak·kesh)
1245: to seeka prim. root
Davidדָּוִד֙
(da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו
(va·'a·na·shav,)
376: manfrom an unused word
in frontפְּנֵ֖י
(pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of the Rocksצוּרֵ֥י
(tzu·rei)
6697: rock, clifffrom an unused word
of the Wild Goats.הַיְּעֵלִֽים׃
(haiy·'e·lim.)
3277: mountain goatfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Then Saul
Sha'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.
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