1 Samuel

1 Samuel 23:27–28

²⁷Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!” ²⁸So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.^b

Footnotes

b 23:28 Sela-hammahlekoth means Rock of Escape.

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1 Samuel 23:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then a messenger	וּמַלְאָ֣ךְ	ū·mal·’āḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4397 messenger
came	בָּ֔א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Saul	שָׁא֖וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Come	וְלֵ֔כָה	wə·lê·ḵāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
quickly	מַהֲרָ֣ה	ma·hă·rāh	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H4116 hasten
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
have raided	פָשְׁט֥וּ	p̄ā·šə·ṭū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6584 strip off, make a dash, raid
the land	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

1 Samuel 23:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Saul	שָׁא֗וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
broke off	וַיָּ֣שָׁב	way·yā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
his pursuit	מִרְדֹף֙	mir·ḏōp̄	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
of David	דָוִ֔ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and went	וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to meet	לִקְרַ֣את	liq·raṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7122 encounter, befall
the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
That is why	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
that	הַה֔וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
place	לַמָּק֣וֹם	lam·mā·qō·wm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
is called	קָֽרְאוּ֙	qā·rə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Sela-hammahlekoth	הַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת׃	ham·maḥ·lə·qō·wṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5555 Sela-ham-Machlekoth

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.