1 Samuel

1 Samuel 23:2

²So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?”

And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So David	דָּוִ֤ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
inquired	וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל	way·yiš·’al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
of the LORD	בַּֽיהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Should I go	הַאֵלֵ֣ךְ	ha·’ê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and attack	וְהִכֵּ֔יתִי	wə·hik·kê·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5221 smite
these	הָאֵ֑לֶּהס	hå̄·ʾēl·lɛ·hs	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
Philistines	בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים	bap·pə·liš·tîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
And the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
David	דָּוִ֗ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
Go	לֵ֚ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and attack	וְהִכִּ֣יתָ	wə·hik·kî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H5221 smite
the Philistines	בַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	ḇap·pə·liš·tîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
and save	וְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖	wə·hō·wō·ša‘·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H3467 deliver
Keilah	קְעִילָֽה׃	qə·‘î·lāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7084 Keilah

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 23:4 · 2 Samuel 5:19 · 2 Samuel 5:23 · 1 Samuel 23:6 · Joshua 9:14 · 1 Samuel 23:9–12 · Jeremiah 10:23 · 1 Samuel 30:8 · Numbers 27:21 · Judges 1:1 · 1 Chronicles 14:10 · Psalm 32:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.