1 Samuel 20:31

“For all the days that the son of Jesse lives on the ground, you will not be established, nor your kingdom. And now, send and bring him to me, for he deserves death.””

1 Samuel 20:31 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 20:31, word by word

the daysיָּמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

Where else “yamim” appears
the sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Jesseיִשַׁיyishay

Jesse

Jesse, of Bethlehem, son of Obed and father of King David.

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livesחַיchay

live

Live.

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the groundאֲדָמָהadama

land

A territory with its inhabitants, or the whole surface of the world.

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be establishedתִכּוֹןtikon

establish

To make something firm, establish it.

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nor your kingdomמַלְכוּתֶmalchute

kingdom

A kingdom: the people and territory a king rules, or the one YHWH rules.

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sendשְׁלַחshelach

send

To send someone or something.

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and bringקַחkach

fetch

To take someone along, or go and fetch something.

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deserves deathמָוֶתmavet

death

The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.

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Translation note

“Deserves death” is literally “is a son of death.”

The context

30The anger of Saul burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “Son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you are choosing the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the nakedness of your mother?

31 · This verse (above)

32Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him, “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?”

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