1 Samuel 23:13

“David and his men, about six hundred men, arose and went out from Keilah and went about wherever they could go. When it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, he gave up going out.”

1 Samuel 23:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 23:13, word by word

Davidדָּוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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and his menאֲנָשָׁיanashay

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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sixשֵׁשׁshesh

six

Six; also "sixth".

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hundredמֵאוֹתmeot

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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aroseיָּקָםyakam

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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and went outיֵּצְאוּyetsu

go out

To go out of a place.

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from Keilahקְּעִלָהkeila

Keilah

Keilah: a town of Judah in the Shephelah.

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and went aboutיִּתְהַלְּכוּyithalchu

roam

To move about with no fixed course, roaming a place.

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When it was toldהֻגַּדhugad

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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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".

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had escapedנִמְלַטnimlat

escape

To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.

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he gave upיֶּחְדַּלyechdal

cease, stop

Stop doing something, cease; leave off.

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The context

12David said, “Will the lords of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?” YHWH said, “They will deliver you.”

13 · This verse (above)

14David stayed in the wilderness, in the strongholds; he stayed in the mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him all the days, but Elohim did not give him into his hand.

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