Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWe heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar. Young's Literal Translation ‘Lo, we have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest. King James Bible Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood. Hebrew We heardשְׁמַֽעֲנ֥וּהָ (šə·ma·‘ă·nū·hā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | third person feminine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently [the ark] was in Ephrathah; בְאֶפְרָ֑תָה (ḇə·’ep̄·rā·ṯāh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 672: Ephrath -- an Israelite woman, also the name of several places in Palestine we found מְ֝צָאנ֗וּהָ (mə·ṣā·nū·hā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | third person feminine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present it in the fields בִּשְׂדֵי־ (biś·ḏê-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 7704: Field, land of Jaar. יָֽעַר׃ (yā·‘ar) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3293: A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb |