1 Samuel 25:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
While 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 David
דָּוִ֖ד (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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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