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1 Samuel 23:13

Then David and his men, about six hundred strong, set out and departed from Keilah, moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he declined to go forth.
1 Samuel 23:13
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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)

וַיָּקָם֩ דָּוִ֨ד וַאֲנָשָׁ֜יו כְּשֵׁשׁ־מֵא֣וֹת אִ֗ישׁ וַיֵּצְאוּ֙ מִקְּעִלָ֔ה וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכ֖וּ בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתְהַלָּ֑כוּ וּלְשָׁא֣וּל הֻגַּ֗ד כִּֽי־נִמְלַ֤ט דָּוִד֙ מִקְּעִילָ֔ה וַיֶּחְדַּ֖ל לָצֵֽאת׃

  1. וַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.Kam“and he arose”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
  2. דָּוִ֨דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  3. וַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוva.'a.na.Shav“and men his”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
  4. כְּשֵׁשׁ־ke.shesh-“about six”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֵׁשׁ · “six” · Strong's H8337
  5. מֵא֣וֹתme.'ot“hundred<s>”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מֵאָה · “hundred” · Strong's H3967
  6. אִ֗ישׁ'Ish“man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  7. וַיֵּצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'U“and they went out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  8. מִקְּעִלָ֔הmi.ke.'i.Lah“from Keilah”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from קְעִילָה · “Keilah” · Strong's H7084
  9. וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכ֖וּvai.yit.ha.le.Khu“and they went about”
    Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  10. בַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.Sher“at where”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from בַאֲשֶׁר · “in which” · Strong's H0834B
  11. יִתְהַלָּ֑כוּyit.ha.La.khu“they went about”
    Verb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  12. וּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'Ul“and to Saul”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
  13. הֻגַּ֗דhu.Gad“it was told”
    Verb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  14. כִּֽי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  15. נִמְלַ֤טnim.Lat“he had escaped”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָלַט · “to escape” · Strong's H4422
  16. דָּוִד֙da.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  17. מִקְּעִילָ֔הmi.ke.'i.Lah“from Keilah”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from קְעִילָה · “Keilah” · Strong's H7084
  18. וַיֶּחְדַּ֖לvai.yech.Dal“and he ceased”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָדַל · “to cease” · Strong's H2308
  19. לָצֵֽאת׃la.Tzet“to go forth”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
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)