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InviteוְקָרָאתָJesseלְיִשַׁיto the sacrifice,בַּזָּבַחand Iוְאָנֹכִיwill make known to youאוֹדִיעֲךָwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרyou shall do;תַּעֲשֶׂהand you shall anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּfor meלִיthe oneאֵת אֲשֶׁרI tellאֹמַרyou.”אֵלֶיךָ
1 Samuel 16:3
Study it in the app“Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will make known to you what you shall do; and you shall anoint for me the one I tell you.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 16:3, word by word
- Inviteקָרָאתָkarata
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “karata” appears- Jesseיִשַׁיyishay
Jesse
Jesse, of Bethlehem, son of Obed and father of King David.
Where else “yishay” appears- to the sacrificeזָּבַחzavach
sacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zavach” appears- will make known to youאוֹדִיעֲodia
make known
To make someone aware, teach.
Where else “odia” appears- you shall doתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taase” appears- and you shall anointמָשַׁחְתָּmashachta
anoint
To pour oil on someone to set them apart for God.
Where else “mashachta” appears- I tellאֹמַרomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omar” appears
The context
2Samuel said, “How can I go? Saul will hear it and kill me.” YHWH said, “Take a heifer of the herd in your hand, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to YHWH.’
3 · This verse (above)
4Samuel did what YHWH had spoken and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city trembled to meet him, and one said, “Is your coming in peace?”