KJV: Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
YLT: And they declare to David, saying, 'Lo, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are spoiling the threshing-floors.'
Darby: And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.
ASV: And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing-floors.
וַיַּגִּ֥דוּ | And they told |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: נָגַד Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known. |
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לְדָוִ֖ד | David |
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel. |
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לֵאמֹ֑ר | saying |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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הִנֵּ֤ה | Look |
Parse: Interjection Root: הִנֵּה Sense: behold, lo, see, if. |
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פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ | the Philistines |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: פְּלִשְׁתִּי Sense: an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan. |
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נִלְחָמִ֣ים | are fighting |
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine plural Root: לָחַם Sense: to fight, do battle, make war. |
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בִּקְעִילָ֔ה | against Keilah |
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: קְעִילָה Sense: a city in the lowlands of Judah northwest of Hebron. |
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וְהֵ֖מָּה | and they |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine plural Root: הֵם Sense: they, these, the same, who. |
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שֹׁסִ֥ים | are robbing |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: שָׁסָה Sense: to spoil, plunder, take spoil. |
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אֶת־ | - |
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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הַגֳּרָנֽוֹת | the threshing floors |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: גֹּרֶן Sense: threshing-floor. |