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Davidדָּוִדsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whatמֶהhave I doneעָשִׂיתִיnow?עָתָּהIs it notהֲלוֹא הוּאjust a word?”דָּבָר
1 Samuel 17:29
Study it in the app“David said, “What have I done now? Is it not just a word?””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 17:29, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- have I doneעָשִׂיתִיasiti
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asiti” appears- just a wordדָּבָרdavar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “davar” appears
Translation note
The final question is very brief in Hebrew (“Is it not a word?”). It can be understood as “Was it not just talk?” or “Is there not a reason?”
The context
28Eliab 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.”
29 · This verse (above)
30He turned from beside him toward another and spoke according to this word; and the people brought him back word according to the first word.