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SaulשָׁאוּלfearedוַיִּרָאDavid,מִלִּפְנֵי דָוִדforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהwasהָיָהwith himעִמּוֹand had departedוּ סָרfromמֵעִםSaul.שָׁאוּל
1 Samuel 18:12
Study it in the app“Saul feared David, for YHWH was with him and had departed from Saul.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 18:12, 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- fearedיִּרָאyira
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “yira” appears- Davidפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- wasהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- and had departedסָרsar
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “sar” appears
The context
11Saul hurled the spear and said, “I will strike David and the wall.” But David turned aside from before him twice.
12 · This verse (above)
13Saul removed him from his side and made him commander of a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.