Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall, looked out, and saw a man running alone. Young's Literal Translation And David is sitting between the two gates, and the watchman goeth unto the roof of the gate, unto the wall, and lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, a man running by himself. King James Bible And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone. Hebrew Now Davidוְדָוִ֥ד (wə·ḏā·wiḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse was sitting יוֹשֵׁ֖ב (yō·wō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry between בֵּין־ (bên-) Preposition Strong's 996: An interval, space between the two שְׁנֵ֣י (šə·nê) Number - mdc Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) gates הַשְּׁעָרִ֑ים (haš·šə·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate when the watchman הַצֹּפֶ֜ה (haṣ·ṣō·p̄eh) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6822: To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, await went up וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the roof גַּ֤ג (gaḡ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1406: A roof, the top of an altar of the gateway הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ (haš·ša·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate by אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the wall, הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה (ha·ḥō·w·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2346: A wall of protection looked out, וַיִּשָּׂ֤א (way·yiś·śā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take and saw וַיַּ֔רְא (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see a man אִ֖ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person running alone. רָ֥ץ (rāṣ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7323: To run |