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Whenוַיְהִי בִּAbiatharאֶבְיָתָרsonבֶּןof AhimelechאֲחִימֶלֶךְfledבְרֹחַtoאֶלDavidדָּוִדat Keilah,קְעִילָהthe ephodאֵפוֹדcame downיָרַדin his hand.בְּיָדוֹ
1 Samuel 23:6
Study it in the app“When Abiathar son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, the ephod came down in his hand.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 23:6, word by word
- Whenיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- Abiatharאֶבְיָתָרevyatar
Abiathar
Abiathar: son of the priest Ahimelech; the only one who escaped the slaughter at Nob. He joined David and was his priest (1 Samuel 22:20-23). The name means "the father is abundant."
Where else “evyatar” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Ahimelechאֲחִימֶלֶךְachimelech
Ahimelech
Ahimelech: the name of several men; best known is the priest of Nob who gave David bread and Goliath's sword and was killed by Saul's order (1 Samuel 21-22); also a Hittite companion of David (1 Samuel 26:6). It means "my brother is king".
Where else “achimelech” appears- fledבְרֹחַveroach
flee
To run away to save oneself from a danger or from someone.
Where else “veroach” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- at Keilahקְעִילָהkeila
Keilah
Keilah: a town of Judah in the Shephelah.
Where else “keila” appears- the ephodאֵפוֹדefod
ephod
Ephod: a garment of the high priest, like a vest or apron, worn over the robe (Exodus 28:6-14). In other passages, an object used in worship.
Where else “efod” appears- came downיָרַדyarad
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yarad” appears- in his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears
Translation note
The priest’s ephod carried the Urim and the Thummim, by which YHWH was inquired of (Exodus 28:30); that is why David asks for it in v. 9.
The context
5David 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.
6 · This verse (above)
7It was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, “Elohim has delivered him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by entering a town with gates and bar.”