1 Samuel

1 Samuel 23:11

11Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand?a Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.”

“He will,” said the LORD.

Footnotes

  • a 23:11 Some manuscripts omit this question.

Read all of 1 Samuel 23

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Will the citizensבַעֲלֵי֩ḇa·‘ă·lêNoun - masculine plural constructH1167 owner, lord
of Keilahקְעִילָ֨הqə·‘î·lāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH7084 Keilah
surrender meהֲיַסְגִּרֻ֣נִיhă·yas·gi·ru·nîVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singularH5462 shut, close
into his handבְיָד֜וֹḇə·yā·ḏōwPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
Will Saulשָׁא֗וּלšā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
come downהֲיֵרֵ֣דhă·yê·rêḏVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3381 come or go down, descend
asכַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
Your servantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ‘aḇ·de·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
has heardשָׁמַ֣עšā·ma‘Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH8085 hear
O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
pleaseנָ֖אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
tellהַגֶּד־hag·geḏ-Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH5046 be conspicuous
Your servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָסlə·ʿaḇ·dɛ·ḵå̄sPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
He willיֵרֵֽד׃yê·rêḏVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3381 come or go down, descend
saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.