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Davidדָּוִדsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“YHWH,יְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלyour servantעַבְדְּךָhas surely heardשָׁמֹעַ שָׁמַעthatכִּיSaulשָׁאוּלseeksמְבַקֵּשׁto comeלָבוֹאtoאֶלKeilah,קְעִילָהto destroyלְשַׁחֵתthe townלָעִירbecause of me.בַּעֲבוּרִי
1 Samuel 23:10
Study it in the app“David said, “YHWH, Elohim of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the town because of me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 23:10, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- your servantעַבְדְּavd
your servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avd” appears- has surely heardשָׁמֹעַshamoa
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamoa” appears- Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- seeksמְבַקֵּשׁmevakesh
try to get
To try to get something.
Where else “mevakesh” appears- to comeבוֹאvo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vo” appears- Keilahקְעִילָהkeila
Keilah
Keilah: a town of Judah in the Shephelah.
Where else “keila” appears- to destroyשַׁחֵתshachet
destroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “shachet” appears- the townעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears
The context
9David knew that Saul was plotting the evil against him, and he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring near the ephod.”
10 · This verse (above)
11Will the lords of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? YHWH, Elohim of Israel, tell, please, your servant.” YHWH said, “He will come down.”