1 Samuel
1 Samuel 23:4
4Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Once again | וַיּ֨וֹסֶף | way·yō·w·sep̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3254 add |
| David | דָּוִד֙ | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| inquired | לִשְׁאֹ֣ל | liš·’ōl | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7592 ask, inquire |
| of the LORD | בַּֽיהוָ֔הס | bay·h·wå̄·hs | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| answered him | וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּ | way·ya·‘ă·nê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| Go | רֵ֣ד | rêḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| at once | ק֚וּם | qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| to Keilah | קְעִילָ֔ה | qə·‘î·lāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7084 Keilah |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| will deliver | נֹתֵ֛ן | nō·ṯên | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| the Philistines | פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים | pə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| into your hand | בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃ | bə·yā·ḏe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.