Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSaul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But the spear struck the wall and David eluded him, ran away, and escaped that night. Young's Literal Translation and Saul seeketh to smite with the javelin through David, and through the wall, and he freeth himself from the presence of Saul, and he smiteth the javelin through the wall; and David hath fled and escapeth during that night. King James Bible And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night. Hebrew Saulשָׁא֜וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites tried וַיְבַקֵּ֨שׁ (way·ḇaq·qêš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after to pin לְהַכּ֤וֹת (lə·hak·kō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5221: To strike him בְּדָוִ֣ד (bə·ḏā·wiḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse to the wall וּבַקִּ֔יר (ū·ḇaq·qîr) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7023: A wall with his spear. בַּֽחֲנִית֙ (ba·ḥă·nîṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2595: A lance But the spear הַחֲנִ֖ית (ha·ḥă·nîṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2595: A lance struck וַיַּ֥ךְ (way·yaḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike the wall בַּקִּ֑יר (baq·qîr) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7023: A wall and David וְדָוִ֛ד (wə·ḏā·wiḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse eluded וַיִּפְטַר֙ (way·yip̄·ṭar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6362: To cleave, burst through, to emit [him], שָׁא֔וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites ran away, נָ֥ס (nās) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away and escaped וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט (way·yim·mā·lêṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks that הֽוּא׃ (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are night. בַּלַּ֥יְלָה (bal·lay·lāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity |