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DavidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלJonathan,יְהוֹנָתָן“Whoמִיwill tellיַגִּידmeלִיwhetherאוֹyour fatherאָבִיךָanswers youמַה יַּעַנְךָharshly?”קָשָׁה
1 Samuel 20:10
Study it in the app“David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me whether your father answers you harshly?””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 20:10, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- 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- will tellיַגִּידyagid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yagid” appears- your fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- answers youיַּעַנְyaan
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaan” appears- harshlyקָשָׁהkasha
hard
Which is very costly to bear, do or solve.
Where else “kasha” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew says literally “Who will tell me, or what will your harsh father answer you?” It is understood: who will let me know if your father answers you harshly?
The context
9Jonathan said, “Far be it from you! For if I should indeed know that the evil is decided on the part of my father to come upon you, would I not tell it to you?”
10 · This verse (above)
11Jonathan said to David, “Come, let us go out into the field.” And the two of them went out into the field.