Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןstripped himselfוַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁטof the robeאֶת הַמְּעִילthatאֲשֶׁרwas on himעָלָיוand gave itוַיִּתְּנֵהוּto David,לְדָוִדand his garment,וּמַדָּיוand evenוְעַדhis sword,חַרְבּוֹand evenוְעַדhis bow,קַשְׁתּוֹand evenוְעַדhis belt.חֲגֹרוֹ
1 Samuel 18:4
Study it in the app“Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, and his garment, and even his sword, and even his bow, and even his belt.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 18:4, word by word
- Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehonatan
Jonathan
Jonathan: the long form ("Jehonathan") of the same name as יוֹנָתָן; the Hebrew uses both for the same people, and this translation spells them alike. It means "YHWH has given".
Where else “yehonatan” appears- stripped himselfיִּתְפַּשֵּׁטyitpashet
strip
To take off clothes, or strip another.
Where else “yitpashet” appears- of the robeמְּעִילmeil
robe
Robe: a long garment without sleeves worn over the tunic.
Where else “meil” appears- and gave itיִּתְּנֵyitne
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yitne” appears- to Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- and his garmentמַדָּיmaday
garment
Clothing one wears, or rugs to sit on.
Where else “maday” appears- his swordחַרְבּcharb
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charb” appears- his bowקַשְׁתּkasht
bow
A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.
Where else “kasht” appears- his beltחֲגֹרchagor
loincloth, belt
Something tied round the waist: a belt or loincloth.
Where else “chagor” appears
The context
3Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
4 · This verse (above)
5David went out; wherever Saul sent him, he acted wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the eyes of all the people and also in the eyes of the servants of Saul.