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SaulשָׁאוּלsentוַיִּשְׁלַחtoאֶלJesse,יִשַׁיsaying,לֵאמֹר“Please letנָאDavidדָוִדstandיַעֲמָדbefore me,לְפָנַיforכִּיhe has foundמָצָאfavorחֵןin my eyes.”בְּעֵינָי
1 Samuel 16:22
Study it in the app“Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my eyes.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 16:22, 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- Jesseיִשַׁיyishay
Jesse
Jesse, of Bethlehem, son of Obed and father of King David.
Where else “yishay” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- standיַעֲמָדyaamad
stand before
"Stand before" someone: to serve them.
Where else “yaamad” appears- before meפָנַfana
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fana” appears- he has foundמָצָאmatsa
find favor
To find favor: to be well regarded by someone with power to give.
Where else “matsa” appears- favorחֵןchen
favor
Someone's goodwill toward another: looking on them kindly.
Where else “chen” appears- in my eyesעֵינָena
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ena” appears
The context
21David came to Saul and stood before him; and he loved him greatly, and he became one who carried his weapons.
22 · This verse (above)
23And it would happen, whenever the spirit of Elohim was upon Saul, that David would take the lyre and play with his hand; and there would be relief for Saul and it would be well with him, and the evil spirit would depart from him.