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But a messengerוּמַלְאָךְcameבָּאtoאֶלSaul,שָׁאוּלsaying,לֵאמֹר“Hurryמַהֲרָהand come,וְלֵכָהforכִּיthe Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםhave raidedפָשְׁטוּthe land.”עַל הָאָרֶץ
1 Samuel 23:27
Study it in the app“But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have raided the land.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 23:27, word by word
- But a messengerמַלְאָךְmalach
messenger
Someone sent on an errand.
Where else “malach” appears- cameבָּאba
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “ba” 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- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “Hurryמַהֲרָmahara
hurry
To act without delay, with haste and energy.
Where else “mahara” appears- and comeלֵכָlecha
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lecha” 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- have raidedפָשְׁטוּfashtu
raid
To make a raid.
Where else “fashtu” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
26Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. David was hurrying to get away from Saul, while Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to capture them.
27 · This verse (above)
28So Saul turned back from pursuing after David and went to meet the Philistines. Therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.