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1 Samuel 23:3

But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
1 Samuel 23:3
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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)

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י דָוִד֙ אֵלָ֔יו הִנֵּ֨ה אֲנַ֥חְנוּ פֹ֛ה בִּֽיהוּדָ֖ה יְרֵאִ֑ים וְאַף֙ כִּֽי־נֵלֵ֣ךְ קְעִלָ֔ה אֶל־מַֽעַרְכ֖וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ ס

  1. וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.Shei“[the] men of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
  3. דָוִד֙da.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  4. אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. הִנֵּ֨הhi.Neh“here!”
    Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  6. אֲנַ֥חְנוּ'a.Nach.nu“we”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֲנַ֫חְנוּ · “we” · Strong's H0587
  7. פֹ֛הfoh“here”
    Adverb · from פֹּה · “here” · Strong's H6311
  8. בִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.Dah“in Judah”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  9. יְרֵאִ֑יםye.re.'Im“[are] fearful”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from יָרֵא · “afraid” · Strong's H3373
  10. וְאַף֙ve.'Af“and indeed?”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from אַף · “also” · Strong's H0637
  11. כִּֽי־ki-“if”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  12. נֵלֵ֣ךְne.Lekh“we will go”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  13. קְעִלָ֔הke.'i.Lah“Keilah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from קְעִילָה · “Keilah” · Strong's H7084
  14. אֶל־'el-“against”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  15. מַֽעַרְכ֖וֹתma.'ar.Khot“[the] battle lines of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מַעֲרָכָה · “rank” · Strong's H4634
  16. פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.Tim“[the] Philistines”
    Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from פְּלִשְׁתִּי · “Philistine” · Strong's H6430G
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)