Eliabאֱלִיאָבhis oldestהַגָּדוֹלbrotherאָחִיוheardוַיִּשְׁמַעwhen he spokeבְּדַבְּרוֹtoאֶלthe men,הָאֲנָשִׁיםand the angerוַ אַףof Eliabאֱלִיאָבburnedיִּחַרagainst David,בְּדָוִדand he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whyלָמָּה זֶּהhave you come down?יָרַדְתָּAnd with whomוְעַל מִיhave you leftנָטַשְׁתָּthat littleמְעַט הָהֵנָּהflockהַצֹּאןin the wilderness?בַּמִּדְבָּרIאֲנִיknowיָדַעְתִּיyour arroganceאֶת זְדֹנְךָand the evilוְאֵת רֹעַof your heart:לְבָבֶךָforכִּיin orderלְמַעַןto seeרְאוֹתthe warהַמִּלְחָמָהyou have come down.”יָרָדְתָּ
1 Samuel 17:28
Study it in the app“Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men, and the anger of Eliab burned against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? And with whom have you left that little flock in the wilderness? I know your arrogance and the evil of your heart: for in order to see the war you have come down.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 17:28, word by word
- Eliabאֱלִיאָבeliav
Eliab
Eliab, the name of several men; among them a chief of the tribe of Zebulun (Numbers 1:9), the father of Dathan and Abiram (Numbers 16:1) and the oldest brother of David (1 Samuel 16:6). It means "God is father."
Where else “eliav” appears- his oldestגָּדוֹלgadol
elder
Born first: the firstborn son.
Where else “gadol” appears- brotherאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- heardיִּשְׁמַעyishma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishma” appears- when he spokeדַבְּרdabr
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dabr” appears- the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- and the angerאַףaf
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “af” appears- burnedיִּחַרyichar
be angry
For a person to feel strong anger at someone or something.
Where else “yichar” appears- against Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- and he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- have you come downיָרַדְתָּyaradta
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yaradta” appears- have you leftנָטַשְׁתָּnatashta
abandon
To turn away from someone or something and leave it behind.
Where else “natashta” appears- that littleמְעַטmeat
few
A small amount: few in number, or a short time.
Where else “meat” appears- flockצֹּאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- knowיָדַעְתִּיyadati
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadati” appears- your arroganceזְדֹנְzedon
presumption, arrogance
Presumption, arrogance: daring to act on one's own against what was commanded.
Where else “zedon” appears- and the evilרֹעַroa
evil
The wickedness of deeds or the heart.
Where else “roa” appears- of your heartלְבָבֶlevave
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levave” appears- to seeרְאוֹתreot
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reot” appears- the warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears
The context
27The people said to him according to this word, “So it will be done for the man who strikes him.”
28 · This verse (above)
29David said, “What have I done now? Is it not just a word?”