## do not let my blood fall to the earth ##

"do not kill me.  (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])

## to look for a flea ##

David is to Saul as a flea is to a human being [insignificant].  Alternate Meaning: David is able to hide easily, as if he is a flee or a wild bird in the mountains.  (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains ##

Saul is chasing David as if he were hunting wild game such as a partridge.  (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])