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1 Samuel 23:2-5
2So Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of the LORDבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Should I goהַאֵלֵ֣ךְha.'e.LekhH1980and attackוְהִכֵּ֔יתִיve.hi.Kei.tiH5221theseהָאֵ֑לֶּה סha.'E.lehH428Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430?”And the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “Goלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980and attackוְהִכִּ֣יתָve.hi.Ki.taH5221the Philistinesבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםva.pe.lish.TimH6430and saveוְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖ve.ho.sha'.TaH3467אֶת־'et-H853Keilahקְעִילָֽה׃ke.'i.LahH7084.”
3But David’sדָוִד֙da.VidH1732menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, “Lookהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,weאֲנַ֥חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587are afraidיְרֵאִ֑יםye.re.'ImH3373hereפֹ֛הfohH6311in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063;how much moreוְאַף֙ve.'AfH637ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588we goנֵלֵ֣ךְne.LekhH1980to Keilahקְעִלָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084againstאֶל־'el-H413the armies ofמַֽעַרְכ֖וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.TimH6430?”
4Once againוַיּ֨וֹסֶף ע֤וֹדvai.Yo.sef odH3254H5750,Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inquiredלִשְׁאֹ֣לlish.'OlH7592of the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔ה סba.Yah.wehH3068,and the LORDיְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶרYah.weh vai.Yo.merH3068H559answered himוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030: “Goרֵ֣דredH3381at onceק֚וּםkumH6965to Keilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589will deliverנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430אֶת־'et-H853into your handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.”
5Then Davidדָּוִד֩da.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֨יוva.'in.shovH582wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Keilahקְעִילָ֜הke.'i.LahH7084,foughtוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430,and carried offוַיִּנְהַג֙vai.yin.HagH5090their livestockמִקְנֵיהֶ֔םmik.nei.HemH4735אֶת־'et-H853,strikingוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221themwith a mightyגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419blowמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347.So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732אֵ֖ת'etH853savedוַיֹּ֣שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467the peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Keilahקְעִילָֽה׃ סke.'i.LahH7084.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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