God & Savior

1 Samuel 23:10

And David said, “O LORD, God of Israel, Your servant has heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city on my account.
1 Samuel 23:10
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּאמֶר֮ דָּוִד֒ יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שָׁמֹ֤עַ שָׁמַע֙ עַבְדְּךָ֔ כִּֽי־מְבַקֵּ֥שׁ שָׁא֖וּל לָב֣וֹא אֶל־קְעִילָ֑ה לְשַׁחֵ֥ת לָעִ֖יר בַּעֲבוּרִֽי׃

  1. וַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.Mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. דָּוִד֒da.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  3. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“O Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  4. אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei“[the] God of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  5. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  6. שָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'“certainly <to hear>”
    Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  7. שָׁמַע֙sha.Ma'“he has heard”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  8. עַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.Kha“servant your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  9. כִּֽי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  10. מְבַקֵּ֥שׁme.va.Kesh“[is] seeking”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּקַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1245
  11. שָׁא֖וּלsha.'Ul“Saul”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
  12. לָב֣וֹאla.Vo'“to come”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  13. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  14. קְעִילָ֑הke.'i.Lah“Keilah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from קְעִילָה · “Keilah” · Strong's H7084
  15. לְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.Chet“to destroy”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁחַת · “to ruin” · Strong's H7843
  16. לָעִ֖ירla.'Ir“<to> the city”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  17. בַּעֲבוּרִֽי׃ba.'a.vu.Ri“because of me”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עָבוּר · “for the sake of” · Strong's H5668
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)