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Saulשָׁאוּלsummonedוַיְשַׁמַּעallכָּלthe peopleהָעָםto war,לַמִּלְחָמָהto go downלָרֶדֶתto Keilah,קְעִילָהto besiegeלָצוּרDavidאֶל דָּוִדandוְhis men.אֶל אֲנָשָׁיו
1 Samuel 23:8
Study it in the app“Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 23:8, word by word
- 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- summonedיְשַׁמַּעyeshama
proclaim
Literally "make hear": to make known to all.
Where else “yeshama” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- to warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- to go downרֶדֶתredet
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “redet” appears- to Keilahקְעִילָהkeila
Keilah
Keilah: a town of Judah in the Shephelah.
Where else “keila” appears- to besiegeצוּרtsur
besiege
To encircle a city, or shut something in.
Where else “tsur” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- his menאֲנָשָׁיanashay
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashay” appears
The context
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.”
8 · This verse (above)
9David knew that Saul was plotting the evil against him, and he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring near the ephod.”