Hebrew Interlinear
1 Samuel 23:28 Interlinear
“returned Wherefore Saul from pursuing after David against the Philistines therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיָּ֣שָׁב | H7725 | returned | to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); |
| 2 | שָׁא֗וּל | H7586 | Wherefore Saul | shaul, the name of an edomite and two israelites |
| 3 | מִרְדֹף֙ | H7291 | from pursuing | to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by) |
| 4 | אַֽחֲרֵ֣י | H310 | after | properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) |
| 5 | דָוִ֔ד | H1732 | David | david, the youngest son of jesse |
| 6 | וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ | H1980 | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | |
| 7 | לִקְרַ֣את | H7125 | against | an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite) |
| 8 | פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | H6430 | the Philistines | a pelishtite or inhabitant of pelesheth |
| 9 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 10 | כֵּ֗ן | H3651 | properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner | |
| 11 | קָֽרְאוּ֙ | H7121 | therefore they called | to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) |
| 12 | לַמָּק֣וֹם | H4725 | that place | properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind) |
| 13 | הַה֔וּא | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo | |
| 14 | סֶ֖לַע | H0 | ||
| 15 | הַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת׃ | H5555 | Selahammahlekoth | sela-ham-machlekoth, a place in palestine |
Verse Context
1 Samuel 23:27a messenger But there came unto Saul saying Haste...
1 Samuel 23:28 (current)returned Wherefore Saul from pursuing after David against the Philistines therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth
1 Samuel 23:29went up And David from thence and dwelt in strong holds ...