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They toldוַיַּגִּדוּDavid,לְדָוִדsaying,לֵאמֹר“Look,הִנֵּהthe Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםare fightingנִלְחָמִיםagainst Keilah,בִּקְעִילָהand theyוְהֵמָּהare plunderingשֹׁסִיםthe threshing floors.”הַגֳּרָנוֹת
1 Samuel 23:1
Study it in the app“They told David, saying, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are plundering the threshing floors.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 23:1, word by word
- They toldיַּגִּדוּyagidu
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yagidu” appears- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםfelishtim
Philistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “felishtim” appears- are fightingנִלְחָמִיםnilchamim
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “nilchamim” appears- against Keilahקְעִילָהkeila
Keilah
Keilah: a town of Judah in the Shephelah.
Where else “keila” appears- are plunderingשֹׁסִיםshosim
plunder
Plunder: take from someone by force what he has.
Where else “shosim” appears- the threshing floorsגֳּרָנוֹתgoranot
threshing floor
Threshing floor: flat ground where grain is threshed; also any open, level place.
Where else “goranot” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2David inquired of YHWH, saying, “Shall I go and strike these Philistines?” YHWH said to David, “Go, strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.”