KJV: And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
YLT: And David saith unto Saul, 'A shepherd hath thy servant been to his father among the sheep, and the lion hath come -- and the bear -- and hath taken away a sheep out of the drove,
Darby: And David said to Saul, Thy servant fed his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and also a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock.
ASV: And David said unto Saul, Thy servant was keeping his father's sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | But said |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| דָּוִד֙ | David |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel. |
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| שָׁא֔וּל | Saul |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁאוּל Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel. |
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| רֹעֶ֨ה | kept |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: רָעָה Sense: to pasture, tend, graze, feed. |
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| הָיָ֧ה | used to keep |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| עַבְדְּךָ֛ | Your servant |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant. |
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| לְאָבִ֖יו | of his father |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual. |
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| בַּצֹּ֑אן | sheep |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular Root: צֹאן Sense: small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks. |
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| וּבָ֤א | and when came |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in. |
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| הָֽאֲרִי֙ | a lion |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲרִי Sense: lion. |
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| הַדּ֔וֹב | a bear |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: דֹּב Sense: bear. |
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| וְנָשָׂ֥א | and took |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָשָׂא Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take. |
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| שֶׂ֖ה | a lamb |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: שֶׂה Sense: one of a flock, lamb, sheep, goat, young sheep, young goat. |
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| מֵהָעֵֽדֶר | out of the flock |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עֵדֶר Sense: flock, herd. |
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