Saulשָׁאוּלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Whoseמִיsonבֶּןare you,אַתָּהyoung man?”הַנָּעַרAnd Davidוַ דָּוִדsaid,יֹּאמֶר“The sonבֶּןof your servantעַבְדְּךָJesseיִשַׁיthe Bethlehemite.”בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי
1 Samuel 17:58
Study it in the app“Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” And David said, “The son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 17:58, 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- young manנָּעַרnaar
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appears- And Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- of your servantעַבְדְּavd
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avd” appears- Jesseיִשַׁיyishay
Jesse
Jesse, of Bethlehem, son of Obed and father of King David.
Where else “yishay” appears- the Bethlehemiteבֵּיתbet
Bethlehemite
Bethlehemite: a person from Bethlehem, the town of Judah. Said of Jesse, David's father, and of others.
Where else “bet” appears
The context
57When David returned from striking the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
58 · This verse (above)