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Saulשָׁאוּלlistenedוַיִּשְׁמַעto the voiceבְּקוֹלof Jonathan,יְהוֹנָתָןand Saulוַ שָׁאוּלswore,יִּשָּׁבַע“As YHWHיְהוָהlives,חַיhe shall notאִםbe put to death.”יוּמָת
1 Samuel 19:6
Study it in the app“Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, “As YHWH lives, he shall not be put to death.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 19:6, 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- listenedיִּשְׁמַעyishma
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “yishma” appears- to the voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- of 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- sworeיִּשָּׁבַעyishava
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “yishava” appears- “As YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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 “yehva” appears- livesחַיchay
as lives
The oath formula: "as YHWH lives", calling him to witness.
Where else “chay” appears- be put to deathיוּמָתyumat
be put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “yumat” appears
The context
5He put his life in his hand and struck the Philistine, and YHWH worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood by putting to death David without cause?”
6 · This verse (above)
7Jonathan called David, and Jonathan told him all these words. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was before him as before.