1 Samuel

1 Samuel 23:8

⁸Then Saul summoned all his troops to go to war at Keilah and besiege David and his men.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Saul	שָׁא֛וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
summoned	וַיְשַׁמַּ֥ע	way·šam·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his troops	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
to go	לָרֶ֣דֶת	lā·re·ḏeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3381 come or go down, descend
to war	לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה	lam·mil·ḥā·māh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
at Keilah	קְעִילָ֔ה	qə·‘î·lāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7084 Keilah
and besiege	לָצ֥וּר	lā·ṣūr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6696 confine, bind, besiege
David	דָּוִ֖ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and his men	אֲנָשָֽׁיו׃	’ă·nā·šāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H582 man, mankind

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.