JonathanיְהוֹנָתָןtoldוַיַּגֵּדDavid,לְדָוִדsaying,לֵאמֹר“Saulשָׁאוּלmy fatherאָבִיis seekingמְבַקֵּשׁto put you to death.לַהֲמִיתֶךָNow therefore,וְעַתָּהbe on your guard,הִשָּׁמֶרplease,נָאin the morning,בַבֹּקֶרand stayוְיָשַׁבְתָּin a hidden placeבַסֵּתֶרand hide yourself.וְנַחְבֵּאתָ
1 Samuel 19:2
Study it in the app“Jonathan told David, saying, “Saul my father is seeking to put you to death. Now therefore, be on your guard, please, in the morning, and stay in a hidden place and hide yourself.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 19:2, 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- toldיַּגֵּדyaged
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yaged” appears- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “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- my fatherאָבִavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- is seekingמְבַקֵּשׁmevakesh
try to get
To try to get something.
Where else “mevakesh” appears- to put you to deathהֲמִיתֶhamite
kill
To kill someone.
Where else “hamite” appears- be on your guardהִשָּׁמֶרhishamer
take care
To watch out for oneself.
Where else “hishamer” appears- in the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- and stayיָשַׁבְתָּyashavta
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “yashavta” appears- in a hidden placeסֵּתֶרseter
hiding place
A place where someone hides or is kept safe, as under God's shelter.
Where else “seter” appears- and hide yourselfנַחְבֵּאתָnachbeta
hide
Hide oneself.
Where else “nachbeta” appears
The context
1Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants of putting to death David. But Jonathan, son of Saul, delighted greatly in David.
2 · This verse (above)
3I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak about you to my father; and I will see what there is, and I will tell you.”