Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhile David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep. Young's Literal Translation And David heareth in the wilderness that Nabal is shearing his flock, King James Bible And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep. Hebrew While Davidדָּוִ֖ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse was in the wilderness, בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר (bam·miḏ·bār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech he heard וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע (way·yiš·ma‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction Nabal נָבָ֖ל (nā·ḇāl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5037: Nabal -- a man of Carmel was shearing גֹזֵ֥ז (ḡō·zêz) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1494: To cut off, to shear a, flock, shave the hair, to destroy an enemy sheep. צֹאנֽוֹ׃ (ṣō·nōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock |