1 Samuel 24:3
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And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself. And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave.
In other translations
And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself. And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave.
Hebrew words
וַיָּבֹאvaiyavo'and he cameH935אֶל־'el-toH413גִּדְרוֹתgidrot[the] folds ofH1448הַצֹּאןhatzonthe sheepH6629עַל־'al-onH5921הַדֶּרֶךְhaderekhthe wayH1870וְשָׁםveshamand [was] thereH8033מְעָרָהme'araha caveH4631וַיָּבֹאvaiyavo'and he wentH935שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586לְהָסֵךְlehasekhto coverH5526אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853רַגְלָיוraglavfeet hisH7272וְדָוִדvedavidand DavidH1732וַאֲנָשָׁיוva'anashavand men hisH582בְּיַרְכְּתֵיbeyarketeiin [the] innermost parts ofH3411הַמְּעָרָהhame'arahthe caveH4631יֹשְׁבִים׃yoshevim[were] sittingH3427
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