Now it was reported to David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and looting the threshing floors.”1 Samuel 23:1
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיַּגִּ֥דוּ לְדָוִ֖ד לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֤ה פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ נִלְחָמִ֣ים בִּקְעִילָ֔ה וְהֵ֖מָּה שֹׁסִ֥ים אֶת־הַגֳּרָנֽוֹת׃
- וַיַּגִּ֥דוּvai.ya.Gi.du“and people told”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
- לְדָוִ֖דle.da.Vid“to David”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
- לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor“<to> saying”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- הִנֵּ֤הhi.Neh“there!”Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
- פְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.Tim“[the] Philistines”Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from פְּלִשְׁתִּי · “Philistine” · Strong's H6430G
- נִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.Mim“[are] fighting”Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from לָחַם · “to fight” · Strong's H3898A
- בִּקְעִילָ֔הbik.'i.Lah“against Keilah”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from קְעִילָה · “Keilah” · Strong's H7084
- וְהֵ֖מָּהve.He.mah“and they”Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
- שֹׁסִ֥יםsho.Sim“[are] plundering”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁסָה · “to plunder” · Strong's H8154
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַגֳּרָנֽוֹת׃ha.go.ra.Not“the threshing floors”Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from גֹּ֫רֶן · “threshing floor” · Strong's H1637
Places named in this verse
- Keilah · today: Khirbet Qilasettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Keilah (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Keilah on OpenBible.info