1 Samuel 19:12

“Michal let David down through the window, and he went and fled and escaped.”

1 Samuel 19:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 19:12, word by word

Michalמִיכַלmichal

Michal

Michal, the younger daughter of King Saul and wife of David (1 Samuel 14:49; 18:27).

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let David downתֹּרֶדtored

bring down

To bring something or someone to a lower place.

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let David downדָּוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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the windowחַלּוֹןchalon

window

Window: an opening in a wall.

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and he wentיֵּלֶךְyelech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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and fledיִּבְרַחyivrach

flee

To run away to save oneself from a danger or from someone.

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and escapedיִּמָּלֵטyimalet

escape

To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.

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The context

11Saul sent messengers to the house of David to watch him and to put him to death in the morning. And Michal his wife told David, saying, “If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be put to death.”

12 · This verse (above)

13Michal took the teraphim and laid them on the bed, and a weave of goats’ hair she put at its head, and covered them with the garment.

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