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Jesseיִשַׁיtookוַיִּקַּחa donkeyחֲמוֹרloaded with bread,לֶחֶםand a skinוְנֹאדof wine,יַיִןand oneוּ אֶחָדyoung goat,גְדִי עִזִּיםand sent themוַיִּשְׁלַחby the handבְּיַדof Davidדָּוִדhis sonבְּנוֹtoאֶלSaul.שָׁאוּל
1 Samuel 16:20
Study it in the app“Jesse 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 16:20, word by word
- Jesseיִשַׁיyishay
Jesse
Jesse, of Bethlehem, son of Obed and father of King David.
Where else “yishay” appears- tookיִּקַּחyikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appears- a donkeyחֲמוֹרchamor
donkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamor” appears- loaded with breadלֶחֶםlechem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appears- and a skinנֹאדnod
skin, wineskin
Skin bag: leather sewn together to hold wine, water or milk.
Where else “nod” appears- of wineיַיִןyayin
wine
Wine; also drunkenness.
Where else “yayin” appears- and oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- young goatגְדִיgedi
young goat
Young goat, kid.
Where else “gedi” appears- young goatעִזִּיםizim
goat
The female of the goat flock, used for milk and hair.
Where else “izim” appears- and sent themיִּשְׁלַחyishlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appears- by the handיַדyad
through
Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.
Where else “yad” appears- of Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- his sonבְּנben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- 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
The context
19Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send to me David your son, who is with the flock.”
20 · This verse (above)
21David came to Saul and stood before him; and he loved him greatly, and he became one who carried his weapons.