1 Samuel

1 Samuel 23:7

⁷When Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Saul	לְשָׁא֔וּל	lə·šā·’ūl	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
was told	וַיֻּגַּ֣ד	way·yug·gaḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
David	דָוִ֖ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
had gone	בָ֥א	ḇā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Keilah	קְעִילָ֑ה	qə·‘î·lāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7084 Keilah
he	שָׁא֗וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has delivered	נִכַּ֨ר	nik·kar	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5234 regard, recognize
him	אֹת֤וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
into my hand	בְּיָדִ֔י	bə·yā·ḏî	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
for	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he has trapped himself	נִסְגַּ֣ר	nis·gar	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5462 shut, close
by entering	לָב֔וֹא	lā·ḇō·w	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
a town	בְּעִ֖יר	bə·‘îr	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
with gates	דְּלָתַ֥יִם	də·lā·ṯa·yim	Noun - fd	H1817 door
and bars	וּבְרִֽיחַ׃	ū·ḇə·rî·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1280 bar

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 24:4–6 · Psalm 71:10–11 · 1 Samuel 23:14 · 1 Samuel 26:8–9 · Job 20:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.