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Davidדָוִדwasוַיְהִיacting wiselyמַשְׂכִּילin allלְכָלhis ways,דָּרְכָוand YHWHוַיהוָהwas with him.עִמּוֹ
1 Samuel 18:14
Study it in the app“David was acting wisely in all his ways, and YHWH was with him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 18:14, word by word
- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- acting wiselyמַשְׂכִּילmaskil
succeed
For what one undertakes to turn out well.
Where else “maskil” appears- his waysדָּרְכָdarcha
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “darcha” appears- and YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears
The context
13Saul removed him from his side and made him commander of a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
14 · This verse (above)
15Saul saw that he was acting very wisely, and he dreaded him.