1 Samuel 23:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֣ד
(vai·yug·gad)
5046: to be conspicuousa prim. root
Saulלְשָׁא֔וּל
(le·sha·'ul,)
7586: "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr.from shaal
that Davidדָוִ֖ד
(da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
had comeבָ֥א
(va)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to Keilah,קְעִילָ֑ה
(ke·'i·lah;)
7084: a city in Judahof uncertain derivation
Saulשָׁא֗וּל
(sha·'ul)
7586: "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr.from shaal
said,וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Godאֱלֹהִים֙
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
has delivered 
 
5235a: to act or treat as foreign or strange, to disguisedenominative verb from nekar
him into my hand,בְּיָדִ֔י
(be·ya·di,)
3027: handa prim. root
for he shutנִסְגַּ֣ר
(nis·gar)
5462: to shut, closea prim. root
himself in by enteringלָבֹ֔וא
(la·vo·v,)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
a cityבְּעִ֖יר
(be·'ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
with double gatesדְּלָתַ֥יִם
(de·la·ta·yim)
1817: a doorfrom dalah
and bars."וּבְרִֽיחַ׃
(u·ve·ri·ach.)
1280: a barfrom barach


















KJV Lexicon
And it was told
nagad  (naw-gad')
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, praise
Saul
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
that David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
was come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to Keilah
Q`iylah  (keh-ee-law')
citadel; Keilah, a place in Palestine -- Keilah.
And Saul
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
hath delivered
nakar  (naw-kar')
acknowledge, could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly).
him into mine hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
for he is shut in
cagar  (saw-gar')
to shut up; figuratively, to surrender -- close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, straitly.
by entering
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
into a town
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
that hath gates
deleth  (deh'-leth)
something swinging, i.e. the valve of a door -- door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (In Psa. 141:3, dal, irreg.).
and bars
briyach  (ber-ee'-akh)
a bolt -- bar, fugitive.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah, Saul said, "God has delivered him into my hand, for he shut himself in by entering a city with double gates and bars."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When it was reported to Saul that David had gone to Keilah, he said, "God has handed him over to me, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with barred gates."

International Standard Version
It was reported to Saul that David had come to Keilah, and Saul said, "The LORD has delivered him into my hand because he has shut himself in by going into a town with double gates and bars."

NET Bible
When Saul was told that David had come to Keilah, Saul said, "God has delivered him into my hand, for he has boxed himself into a corner by entering a city with two barred gates."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When Saul was told that David went to Keilah, Saul said, "God has delivered him into my hands. He has trapped himself by going into a city which has [a gate with] a double door [held shut by] a bar."

King James 2000 Bible
And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God has delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that has gates and bars.
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