King James Version

1 Samuel 23:1

Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.

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וַיַּגִּ֥דוּvayagidvand bewrayנָגַדconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and bewray”, the next action in the storyH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.לְדָוִ֖דledavidto Davidדָּוִדpreposition, noun, proper name — “to David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.לֵאמֹ֑רlemorto sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הִנֵּ֤הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.פְלִשְׁתִּים֙felishtimPhilistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “Philistine”, the ordinary formH6430a Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethPhilistine.נִלְחָמִ֣יםnilchamimdevourלָחַםverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “devour”, a verb used as a describing wordH3898to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)devour, eat, [idiom] ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).בִּקְעִילָ֔הbiqilahin Keilahקְעִילָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Keilah”H7084Keilah, a place in PalestineKeilah.וְהֵ֖מָּהvehemahand theyהֵםconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.שֹׁסִ֥יםshosimdestroyerשָׁסָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “destroyer”, a verb used as a describing wordH8154to plunderdestroyer, rob, spoil(-er).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַגֳּרָנֽוֹתhagoranotthe floorגֹּרֶןdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “the floor”, the ordinary formH1637a threshing-floor (as made even); by analogy, any open area(barn, corn, threshing-) floor, (threshing-, void) place.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they told David, saying: 'Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing-floors.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they declare to David, saying, 'Lo, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are spoiling the threshing-floors.'

World English Bible

David was told, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors.”

Darby Translation

And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.

Douay-Rheims

And they told David, saying: Behold the Philistines fight against Ceila, and they rob the barns.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they told David, saying: 'Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it was told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines war in Keila, and they rob, they trample on the threshing-floors.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ Δαυὶδ, λέγοντες, ἰδοὺ οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι πολεμοῦσιν ἐν τῇ Κεϊλὰ, καὶ αὐτοὶ διαρπάζουσι, καταπατοῦσι τοὺς ἅλω.