SaulשָׁאוּלsentוַיִּשְׁלַחmessengersמַלְאָכִיםtoאֶלJesseיִשָׁיand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Sendשִׁלְחָהto meאֵלַיDavidאֶת דָּוִדyour son,בִּנְךָwho isאֲשֶׁרwith the flock.”בַּצֹּאן
1 Samuel 16:19
Study it in the app“Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send to me David your son, who is with the flock.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 16:19, word by word
- Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appears- messengersמַלְאָכִיםmalachim
messenger
Someone sent on an errand.
Where else “malachim” appears- Jesseיִשָׁיyishay
Jesse
Jesse, of Bethlehem, son of Obed and father of King David.
Where else “yishay” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- your sonבִּנְbin
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bin” appears- with the flockצֹּאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears
The context
18One of the young men answered and said, “Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who knows how to play, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and discerning in speech, and a man of fine figure; and YHWH is with him.”
19 · This verse (above)
20Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, and a skin of wine, and one young goat, and sent them by the hand of David his son to Saul.