Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblebut David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem. Young's Literal Translation and David is going and returning from Saul, to feed the flock of his father at Beth-Lehem. King James Bible But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem. Hebrew but Davidוְדָוִ֛ד (wə·ḏā·wiḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse went back and forth הֹלֵ֥ךְ (hō·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk from מֵעַ֣ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Saul שָׁא֑וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites to tend לִרְע֛וֹת (lir·‘ō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with his father’s אָבִ֖יו (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father sheep צֹ֥אן (ṣōn) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock in Bethlehem. לָֽחֶם׃ (lā·ḥem) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1035: Bethlehem -- 'place of bread', a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulun |