Hebrew Interlinear
1 Samuel 23:28 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of 1 Samuel 23:28, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“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 |
Geographic Context
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 ...