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JonathanיְהוֹנָתָןansweredוַיַּעַןSaulאֶת שָׁאוּלhis fatherאָבִיוand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Whyלָמָּהshould he be put to death?יוּמַתWhatמֶהhas he done?”עָשָׂה
1 Samuel 20:32
Study it in the app“Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him, “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 20:32, 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- answeredיַּעַןyaan
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaan” 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- his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- should he be put to deathיוּמַתyumat
be put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “yumat” appears- has he doneעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears
The context
31For 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.”
32 · This verse (above)
33Saul hurled the spear at him to strike him, and Jonathan knew that it was decided on the part of his father to put to death David.