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1 Samuel 27:1

David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”

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ASV

And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

KJV

And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

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29 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
דָּוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
לִבּ֔וֹli.Boheart hisH3820 →
עַתָּ֛ה'a.TahnowH6258 →
אֶסָּפֶ֥ה'e.sa.PehI will be swept awayH5595 →
יוֹם־yom-a dayH3117 →
אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH259 →
בְּיַד־be.yad-by [the] hand ofH3027 →
שָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586 →
אֵֽין־'ein-notH369 →
לִ֨יli[belongs] to <the> me
ט֜וֹבTovgoodH2896 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
הִמָּלֵ֥טhi.ma.Letreally <escape>H4422 →
אִמָּלֵ֣ט׀'i.ma.LetI will escapeH4422 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430 →
וְנוֹאַ֨שׁve.no.'Ashand he will desistH2976 →
מִמֶּ֤נִּיmi.Me.nifrom meH4480 →
שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586 →
לְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִיle.vak.She.nito seek meH1245 →
עוֹד֙'OdagainH5750 →
בְּכָל־be.kholin allH3605 →
גְּב֣וּלge.Vul[the] territory ofH1366 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וְנִמְלַטְתִּ֖יve.nim.la.Tiand I will be deliveredH4422 →
מִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.Dofrom hand hisH3027 →

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Psalms 34:4I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.Proverbs 24:10If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!Proverbs 29:25The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.Psalms 56:8You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle— are they not in Your book?Isaiah 40:27–31Why do you say, O Jacob, and why do you assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my claim is ignored by my God”?Psalms 31:22In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.Isaiah 51:12“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?1 Samuel 20:3But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”Psalms 142:4Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.2 Corinthians 1:8We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.1 Samuel 16:13So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.1 Samuel 23:17saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”Isaiah 30:15–16For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”1 Samuel 27:10–11who would ask him, “What have you raided today?” And David would reply, “The Negev of Judah,” or “The Negev of Jerahmeel,” or “The Negev of the Kenites.”1 Samuel 28:1–2Now in those days the Philistines gathered their forces for warfare against Israel. So Achish said to David, “You must understand that you and your men are to go out to battle with me.”1 Samuel 21:10–15That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.Psalms 55:7How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. SelahGenesis 42:36Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”

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