Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but be sure to cross over. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.’ ” Young's Literal Translation and now, send hastily, and declare to David, saying, Lodge not to-night in the plains of the wilderness, and also, certainly pass over, lest there be a swallowing up of the king and of all the people who are with him.’ King James Bible Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that [are] with him. Hebrew Nowוְעַתָּ֡ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time send שִׁלְח֣וּ (šil·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out quickly מְהֵרָה֩ (mə·hê·rāh) Adverb Strong's 4120: A hurry, promptly and tell וְהַגִּ֨ידוּ (wə·hag·gî·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous David, לְדָוִ֜ד (lə·ḏā·wiḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse ‘Do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not spend תָּ֤לֶן (tā·len) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular Strong's 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate the night הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ (hal·lay·lāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity at the fords בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת (bə·‘ar·ḇō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 6160: Arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running south from the Sea of Galilee of the wilderness, הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר (ham·miḏ·bār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech but וְגַ֖ם (wə·ḡam) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and be sure to cross over. עָב֣וֹר (‘ā·ḇō·wr) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on Otherwise פֶּ֚ן (pen) Conjunction Strong's 6435: Removal, lest the king לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (lam·me·leḵ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king and all וּלְכָל־ (ū·lə·ḵāl-) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the people הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock with him אִתּֽוֹ׃ (’it·tōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among will be swallowed up.’” יְבֻלַּ֣ע (yə·ḇul·la‘) Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1104: To swallow down, swallow up, engulf |