1st Samuel Chapter 23 verse 3 Holy Bible
And David's men said unto him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
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And David's men said to him, Even here in Judah we are full of fear: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
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But David's men said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
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And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
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And David's men said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
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David's men said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
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And David's men say unto him, `Lo, we here in Judah are afraid; and how much more when we go to Keilah, unto the ranks of the Philistines?'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) Here in Judah.--This does not imply that Keilah was out of the territory of Judah, but simply that the district in the neighbourhood round Keilah was at that time under Philistine domination. The open country in times of Philistine supremacy first fell under their control; their strong places, like Keilah, would resist for a much longer period.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewBut David’sדָוִד֙ (ḏā·wiḏ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jessemenאַנְשֵׁ֤י (’an·šê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personsaidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 559: To utter, sayto him,אֵלָ֔יו (’ê·lāw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's 413: Near, with, among, to“Look,הִנֵּ֨ה (hin·nêh)InterjectionStrong's 2009: Lo! behold!weאֲנַ֥חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)Pronoun - first person common pluralStrong's 587: Weare afraidיְרֵאִ֑ים (yə·rê·’îm)Adjective - masculine pluralStrong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frightenhereפֹ֛ה (p̄ōh)AdverbStrong's 6311: This place, herein Judah;בִּֽיהוּדָ֖ה (bî·hū·ḏāh)Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israeliteshow much moreוְאַף֙ (wə·’ap̄)Conjunctive waw | ConjunctionStrong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively thoughifכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionwe goנֵלֵ֣ךְ (nê·lêḵ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkto Keilahקְעִלָ֔ה (qə·‘i·lāh)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 7084: Keilah -- a city in Judahagainstאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tothe armies ofמַֽעַרְכ֖וֹת (ma·‘ar·ḵō·wṯ)Noun - feminine plural constructStrong's 4634: An arrangement, a pile, a military arraythe Philistines?”פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ (pə·liš·tîm)Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of PhilistiaJump to PreviousAfraid Armies David's Judah Keilah Kei'lah Philistine Philistines Ranks
