1 Samuel 23:12

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד הֲיַסְגִּ֜רוּ בַּעֲלֵ֧י קְעִילָ֛ה אֹתִ֥י וְאֶת־אֲנָשַׁ֖י בְּיַד־שָׁא֑וּל וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה יַסְגִּֽירוּ

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer Dāwid: Will hayasgîrû baʿălê Qᵊʿîlāh me and ʾet-my men into hand-of Šāʾûl? And wayyōʾmer YHWH: They will surrender

Grammar Details

*wayyōʾmer*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*Dāwid*: proper noun, masculine singular
*hayasgîrû*: interrogative particle + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - will they surrender?
*baʿălê*: noun, masculine plural construct - lords/citizens of
*Qᵊʿîlāh*: proper noun, place name
*ʾōtî*: direct object marker + 1st common singular suffix - me
*ʾănāšay*: noun, masculine plural construct + 1st common singular suffix - my men
*yad*: noun, feminine singular construct - hand of
*Šāʾûl*: proper noun, masculine singular - Saul
*YHWH*: divine name
*yasgîrû*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will surrender

Word Meanings

*wayyōʾmer*: and he said/and he spoke/and he asked
*hayasgîrû*: will they surrender?/will they hand over?/will they deliver?
*baʿălê*: lords of/citizens of/men of
*yasgîrû*: they will surrender/they will hand over/they will deliver

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Referenced Verses

1 Sam 23:20 : 20 Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.
Ps 31:8 : 8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
Ps 62:1 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)}, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
Ps 118:8 : 8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
Eccl 9:14-15 : 14 There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
Isa 29:15 : 15 Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
Heb 4:13 : 13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
1 Sam 23:7 : 7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.

Similar Verses (AI)

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1 Sam 23:10-11
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10Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
11Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.
1 Sam 23:1-5
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1Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
2Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
3And 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?
4Then David enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
5So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
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13Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.
14And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
15And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
1 Sam 23:7-8
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7And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
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1 Sam 24:9-10
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9And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
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10And David enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand.
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