Study it in the app“David said to Saul, “Your servant used to be a shepherd for his father with the flock; and when the lion came, or the bear, and carried off a lamb from the drove,”
David recalls how God delivered him from the lion and the bearCourage
DavidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלSaul,שָׁאוּל“Your servantעַבְדְּךָused to beהָיָהa shepherdרֹעֶהfor his fatherלְאָבִיוwith the flock;בַּצֹּאןand when the lionוּ הָאֲרִיcame,בָאor the bear,וְאֶת הַדּוֹבand carried offוְנָשָׂאa lambשֶׂהfrom the drove,מֵהָעֵדֶר
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsSaul
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” appearsyour servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avd” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appearsshepherd
One who looks after sheep; or one who leads a people, like YHWH.
Where else “roe” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearsflock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appearslion
Lion.
Where else “ari” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “va” appearsbear
Bear.
Where else “dov” appearscarry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nasa” appearslamb, sheep
One animal of the flock: a lamb, a sheep or a young goat.
Where else “se” appearsherd, flock
Herd, flock, drove.
Where else “eder” appears33Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are a young man, and he is a man of war from his youth.”
34 · This verse (above)
35I would go out after it and strike it and deliver it from its mouth; and if it rose against me, I would seize it by its beard and strike it and put it to death.
