1 Samuel 23:28 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | returned | וַיָּ֣שָׁב | h7725 |
| 1 | Wherefore Saul | שָׁא֗וּל | h7586 |
| 2 | from pursuing | מִרְדֹף֙ | h7291 |
| 3 | after | אַֽחֲרֵ֣י | h310 |
| 4 | David | דָוִ֔ד | h1732 |
| 5 | | וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ | h1980 |
| 6 | against | לִקְרַ֣את | h7125 |
| 7 | the Philistines | פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | h6430 |
| 8 | | עַל | h5921 |
| 9 | | כֵּ֗ן | h3651 |
| 10 | therefore they called | קָֽרְאוּ֙ | h7121 |
| 11 | that place | לַמָּק֣וֹם | h4725 |
| 12 | | הַה֔וּא | h1931 |
| 13 | | סֶ֖לַע | h0 |
| 14 | Selahammahlekoth | הַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת׃ | h5555 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
American Standard Version (ASV)
So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
So turning back from going after David, Saul went against the Philistines: so that place was named Sela-hammah-lekoth.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines; therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammah-lekoth.
World English Bible (WEB)
So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela Hammahlekoth.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And Saul turneth back from pursuing after David, and goeth to meet the Philistines, therefore they have called that place `The Rock of Divisions.'