Hebrew Interlinear
1 Samuel 23:8 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of 1 Samuel 23:8, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“called And Saul all the people to war to go down to Keilah to besiege David ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְשַׁמַּ֥ע | H8085 | called | to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) |
| 2 | שָׁא֛וּל | H7586 | And Saul | shaul, the name of an edomite and two israelites |
| 3 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 4 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 5 | הָעָ֖ם | H5971 | all the people | a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock |
| 6 | לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה | H4421 | to war | a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare) |
| 7 | לָרֶ֣דֶת | H3381 | to go down | to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau |
| 8 | קְעִילָ֔ה | H7084 | to Keilah | keilah, a place in palestine |
| 9 | לָצ֥וּר | H6696 | to besiege | to cramp, i.e., confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile) |
| 10 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 11 | דָּוִ֖ד | H1732 | David | david, the youngest son of jesse |
| 12 | וְאֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 13 | אֲנָשָֽׁיו׃ | H376 | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) |
Geographic Context
Verse Context
1 Samuel 23:7And it was told And Saul by entering that David to Keilah...
1 Samuel 23:8 (current)called And Saul all the people to war to go down to Keilah to besiege David
1 Samuel 23:9knew And David that Saul secretly practised...