Davidדָּוִדand his menוַאֲנָשָׁיוwentוַיֵּלֶךְto Keilahקְעִילָהand foughtוַיִּלָּחֶםagainst the Philistines;בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּיםhe drove awayוַיִּנְהַגtheir livestockמִקְנֵיהֶםand struckוַיַּךְthemבָּהֶםwith a greatגְדוֹלָהblow.מַכָּהSo Davidוַ דָּוִדsavedיֹּשַׁעthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof Keilah.קְעִילָה
1 Samuel 23:5
Study it in the app“David and his men went to Keilah and fought against the Philistines; he drove away their livestock and struck them with a great blow. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 23:5, 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- and his menאֲנָשָׁיanashay
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashay” appears- wentיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- to Keilahקְעִילָהkeila
Keilah
Keilah: a town of Judah in the Shephelah.
Where else “keila” appears- and foughtיִּלָּחֶםyilachem
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “yilachem” appears- against the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtim
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 “pelishtim” appears- he drove awayיִּנְהַגyinhag
drive, lead
Drive, lead along (livestock, people); carry off.
Where else “yinhag” appears- their livestockמִקְנֵיmikne
livestock
Livestock: the animals someone owns, as property.
Where else “mikne” appears- and struckיַּךְyach
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yach” appears- with a greatגְדוֹלָהgedola
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appears- blowמַכָּהmaka
plague
A great defeat an army suffers, or the plague YHWH sends on a people.
Where else “maka” appears- savedיֹּשַׁעyosha
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “yosha” appears- the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears
The context
4David again inquired of YHWH and YHWH answered him and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah, for I am giving the Philistines into your hand.”
5 · This verse (above)
6When Abiathar son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, the ephod came down in his hand.