God & Savior

1 Samuel 23:2

So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”
1 Samuel 23:2
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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)

וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל דָּוִ֤ד בַּֽיהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַאֵלֵ֣ךְ וְהִכֵּ֔יתִי בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה ס וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד לֵ֚ךְ וְהִכִּ֣יתָ בַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖ אֶת־קְעִילָֽה׃

  1. וַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'Al“and he enquired”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁאַל · “to ask” · Strong's H7592
  2. דָּוִ֤דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  3. בַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.weh“by Yahweh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  4. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. הַאֵלֵ֣ךְha.'e.Lekh“¿ will I go”
    Particle, interrogative + Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  6. וְהִכֵּ֔יתִיve.hi.Kei.ti“and will I strike?”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  7. בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםba.pe.lish.Tim“<in> the Philistines”
    Preposition with article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from פְּלִשְׁתִּי · “Philistine” · Strong's H6430G
  8. הָאֵ֑לֶּה סha.'E.leh“<the> these”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  9. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  10. יְהוָ֜הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  11. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  12. דָּוִ֗דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  13. לֵ֚ךְlekh“go”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  14. וְהִכִּ֣יתָve.hi.Ki.ta“and you will strike”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  15. בַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםva.pe.lish.Tim“<in> the Philistines”
    Preposition with article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from פְּלִשְׁתִּי · “Philistine” · Strong's H6430G
  16. וְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖ve.ho.sha'.Ta“and you will deliver”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָשַׁע · “to save” · Strong's H3467
  17. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  18. קְעִילָֽה׃ke.'i.Lah“Keilah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from קְעִילָה · “Keilah” · Strong's H7084
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)