Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7725 [e] וַיָּ֣שָׁב way-yā-šāḇ And 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 he 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- Upon 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 the place Prep-l, Art | N-ms 1931 [e] הַה֔וּא ha-hū that Art | Pro-3ms 5555 [e] סֶ֖לַע se-la‘ Sela- 5555 [e] הַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת׃ ham-maḥ-lə-qō-wṯ hammahlekoth N-proper-fs

Berean Study Bible
So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.

Young's Literal Translation
And Saul turneth back from pursuing after David, and goeth to meet the Philistines, therefore they have called that place ‘The Rock of Divisions.’

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.

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. 1 Samuel 23:28 • 1 Samuel 23:28 NIV • 1 Samuel 23:28 NLT • 1 Samuel 23:28 ESV • 1 Samuel 23:28 NASB • 1 Samuel 23:28 KJV • 1 Samuel 23:28 Biblia Paralela • 1 Samuel 23:28 Chinese Bible • 1 Samuel 23:28 French Bible • 1 Samuel 23:28 German Bible

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