1 Samuel

1 Samuel 23:3

³But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But David’s	דָוִד֙	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
men	אַנְשֵׁ֤י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
said	וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to him	אֵלָ֔יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Look	הִנֵּ֨ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
we	אֲנַ֥חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
are afraid	יְרֵאִ֑ים	yə·rê·’îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3373 fear
here	פֹ֛ה	p̄ōh	Adverb	H6311 here, hither
in Judah	בִּֽיהוּדָ֖ה	bî·hū·ḏāh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
how much more	וְאַף֙	wə·’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
if	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we go	נֵלֵ֣ךְ	nê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
to Keilah	קְעִלָ֔ה	qə·‘i·lāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7084 Keilah
against	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the armies of	מַֽעַרְכ֖וֹת	ma·‘ar·ḵō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4634 row, rank, battle-line
the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ס	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.