SaulשָׁאוּלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלMichal,מִיכַל“Whyלָמָּהhave you deceived meרִמִּיתִנִיlike thisכָּכָהand let goוַתְּשַׁלְּחִיmy enemy,אֶת אֹיְבִיso that he has escaped?”וַיִּמָּלֵטAnd Michalוַ מִיכַלsaidתֹּאמֶרtoאֶלSaul,שָׁאוּל“Heהוּאsaidאָמַרto me,אֵלַי‘Let me go;שַׁלְּחִנִיwhyלָמָהshould I put you to death?’”אֲמִיתֵךְ
1 Samuel 19:17
Study it in the app“Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me like this and let go my enemy, so that he has escaped?” And Michal said to Saul, “He said to me, ‘Let me go; why should I put you to death?’””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 19:17, 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Michalמִיכַלmichal
Michal
Michal, the younger daughter of King Saul and wife of David (1 Samuel 14:49; 18:27).
Where else “michal” appears- have you deceived meרִמִּיתִrimiti
deceive
To deceive or betray someone.
Where else “rimiti” appears- and let goתְּשַׁלְּחִיteshalchi
let go
To set free, release.
Where else “teshalchi” appears- my enemyאֹיְבִoyvi
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyvi” appears- so that he has escapedיִּמָּלֵטyimalet
escape
To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.
Where else “yimalet” appears- should I put you to death?’אֲמִיתֵamite
kill
To kill someone.
Where else “amite” appears
The context
16The messengers came in, and look, the teraphim were on the bed, and the weave of goats’ hair at its head.
17 · This verse (above)
18David fled and escaped, and came to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and stayed in Naioth.