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Saulשָׁאוּלhurledוַיָּטֶלthe spearאֶת הַחֲנִיתand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“I will strikeאַכֶּהDavidבְדָוִדand the wall.”וּבַקִּירBut Davidוַ דָּוִדturned asideיִּסֹּבfrom before himמִפָּנָיוtwice.פַּעֲמָיִם
1 Samuel 18:11
Study it in the app“Saul hurled the spear and said, “I will strike David and the wall.” But David turned aside from before him twice.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 18:11, 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- hurledיָּטֶלyatel
hurl, cast down
To hurl, to throw with force; also to cast out or bring down.
Where else “yatel” appears- the spearחֲנִיתchanit
spear
A spear: a long weapon with a point, for striking at close range or for throwing.
Where else “chanit” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “I will strikeאַכֶּהake
strike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “ake” appears- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- and the wallקִּירkir
wall
The wall of a house or a city.
Where else “kir” appears- turned asideיִּסֹּבyisov
turn
To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.
Where else “yisov” appears- from before himפָּנָיpanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “panay” appears- twiceפַּעֲמָיִםpaamayim
time
Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.
Where else “paamayim” appears
Translation note
“I will strike David and the wall”: I will run him through with the spear until he is pinned to the wall.
The context
10And it came about on the next day that an evil spirit of Elohim came mightily upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house, while David was playing with his hand, as day by day; and the spear was in the hand of Saul.
11 · This verse (above)
12Saul feared David, for YHWH was with him and had departed from Saul.