Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk">1980 [e] וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ way-yê-leḵ And when went Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah 3) a son of Simeon 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah">7586 [e] שָׁא֣וּל šā-’ūl Saul N-proper-ms 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)">376 [e] וַאֲנָשָׁיו֮ wa-’ă-nā-šāw and his men Conj-w | N-mpc | 3ms 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to seek to find 1a2) to seek to secure 1a3) to seek the face 1a4) to desire, demand 1a5) to require, exact 1a6) to ask, request 1b) (Pual) to be sought">1245 [e] לְבַקֵּשׁ֒ lə-ḇaq-qêš to seek [him] Prep-l | V-Piel-Inf 1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare 1a1) to tell, announce, report 1a2) to declare, make known, expound 1a3) to inform of 1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim 1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess 1a5a) messenger (participle) 1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported">5046 [e] וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ way-yag-gi-ḏū and they told Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp 1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel">1732 [e] לְדָוִ֔ד lə-ḏā-wiḏ, David Prep-l | N-proper-ms 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come down 1a2) to sink 1a3) to be prostrated 1a4) to come down (of revelation) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to bring down 1b2) to send down 1b3) to take down 1b4) to lay prostrate 1b5) to let down 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought down 1c2) to be taken down">3381 [e] וַיֵּ֣רֶד way-yê-reḏ therefore he went down Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1a) crag, cliff 1b) as stronghold of Jehovah, of security (fig.)">5553 [e] הַסֶּ֔לַע has-se-la‘, to the rock Art | N-ms 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell">3427 [e] וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב way-yê-šeḇ and stayed Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1a) pasture 1b) uninhabited land, wilderness 1c) large tracts of wilderness (around cities) 1d) wilderness (fig.) 2) mouth 2a) mouth (as organ of speech)">4057 [e] בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר bə-miḏ-bar in the Wilderness Prep-b | N-msc n pr m 1) a man of Judah 2) the inhabitants of the city of Maon n pr loc 3) a city of Judah located 8 miles south of Hebron">4584 [e] מָע֑וֹן mā-‘ō-wn; of Maon N-proper-fs 1) to hear, listen to, obey 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hear (perceive by ear) 1a2) to hear of or concerning 1a3) to hear (have power to hear) 1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to 1a5) to understand (language) 1a6) to hear (of judicial cases) 1a7) to listen, give heed 1a7a) to consent, agree 1a7b) to grant request 1a8) to listen to, yield to 1a9) to obey, be obedient 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound) 1b2) to be heard of 1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed 1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound 1d2) to sound aloud (musical term) 1d3) to make proclamation, summon 1d4) to cause to be heard n m 2) sound">8085 [e] וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע way-yiš-ma‘ And when heard [that] Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah 3) a son of Simeon 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah">7586 [e] שָׁא֔וּל šā-’ūl, Saul N-proper-ms 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pursue, put to flight, chase, dog, attend closely upon 1a2) to persecute, harass (fig) 1a3) to follow after, aim to secure (fig) 1a4) to run after (a bribe) (fig) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be pursued 1b2) one pursued (participle) 1c) (Piel) to pursue ardently, aim eagerly to secure, pursue 1d) (Pual) to be pursued, be chased away 1e) (Hiphil) to pursue, chase">7291 [e] וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף way-yir-dōp̄ and he pursued Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1a) as an adverb 1a1) behind (of place) 1a2) afterwards (of time) 1b) as a preposition 1b1) behind, after (of place) 1b2) after (of time) 1b3) besides 1c) as a conjunction 1c) after that 1d) as a substantive 1d1) hinder part 1e) with other prepositions 1e1) from behind 1e2) from following after">310 [e] אַחֲרֵֽי־ ’a-ḥă-rê- after Prep 1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel">1732 [e] דָוִ֖ד ḏā-wiḏ David N-proper-ms 1a) pasture 1b) uninhabited land, wilderness 1c) large tracts of wilderness (around cities) 1d) wilderness (fig.) 2) mouth 2a) mouth (as organ of speech)">4057 [e] מִדְבַּ֥ר miḏ-bar in the Wilderness N-msc n pr m 1) a man of Judah 2) the inhabitants of the city of Maon n pr loc 3) a city of Judah located 8 miles south of Hebron">4584 [e] מָעֽוֹן׃ mā-‘ō-wn. of Maon N-proper-fs

New American Standard Bible
When Saul and his men went to seek him, they told David, and he came down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard it, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.

King James Bible
Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and Saul and his men went to look for him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. Saul heard of this and pursued David there.

into a rock. or, form the rock.

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