Study it in the app“It 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.””
It was toldוַיֻּגַּדSaulלְשָׁאוּלthatכִּיDavidדָוִדhad comeבָאto Keilah.קְעִילָהAnd Saulוַ שָׁאוּלsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Elohimאֱלֹהִיםhas deliveredנִכַּרhimאֹתוֹinto my hand,בְּיָדִיforכִּיhe has shut himself inנִסְגַּרby enteringלָבוֹאa townבְּעִירwith gatesדְּלָתַיִםand bar.”וּבְרִיחַ
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yugad” appearsSaul
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” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsenter
To go into a place.
Where else “va” appearsKeilah
Keilah: a town of Judah in the Shephelah.
Where else “keila” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearsGeneral meaning: Recognize.
Where else “nikar” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yadi” appearsshut
To bolt a door, or leave someone shut in with no way out.
Where else “nisgar” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearsdoor
The wooden or metal leaf that opens and shuts the entrance of a house or city.
Where else “delatayim” appearsbolt
The piece that locks a door shut.
Where else “veriach” appears“Has delivered” translates a rare verb; its sense here is not entirely certain. It is what Saul thinks, not what Elohim did (v. 14).
6When Abiathar son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, the ephod came down in his hand.
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8Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
