1 Samuel 26:12
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So David took the spear and water jug by Saul’s head, and they departed. No one saw them or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up; they all remained asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.

Young's Literal Translation
And David taketh the spear, and the cruse of water at the pillow of Saul, and they go away, and there is none seeing, and there is none knowing, and there is none awaking, for all of them are sleeping, for a deep sleep [from] Jehovah hath fallen upon them.

King James Bible
So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw [it], nor knew [it], neither awaked: for they [were] all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.

Hebrew
So David
דָּוִ֨ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

took
וַיִּקַּח֩ (way·yiq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

the spear
הַחֲנִ֜ית (ha·ḥă·nîṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2595: A lance

and water
הַמַּ֙יִם֙ (ham·ma·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

jug
צַפַּ֤חַת (ṣap·pa·ḥaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6835: A jar, jug

by Saul’s head,
שָׁא֔וּל (šā·’ūl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites

and they departed.
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

No
וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

one saw them
רֹאֶה֩ (rō·’eh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

[or]
וְאֵ֨ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

knew about it,
יוֹדֵ֜עַ (yō·w·ḏê·a‘)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

nor did anyone
וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

wake up;
מֵקִ֗יץ (mê·qîṣ)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6974: Arise, be awake, watch

they all
כֻלָּם֙ (ḵul·lām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

remained asleep,
יְשֵׁנִ֔ים (yə·šê·nîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 3462: To be slack, languid, sleep, to grow old, stale, inveterate

because
כִּ֚י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

a deep sleep
תַּרְדֵּמַ֣ת (tar·dê·maṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8639: A lethargy, trance

from the LORD
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

had fallen
נָפְלָ֖ה (nā·p̄ə·lāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

on them.
עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ (‘ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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