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Saulשָׁאוּלhurledוַיָּטֶלthe spearאֶת הַחֲנִיתat himעָלָיוto strike him,לְהַכֹּתוֹand Jonathanוַ יְהוֹנָתָןknewיֵּדַעthatכִּיitהִיאwas decidedכָלָהon the partמֵעִםof his fatherאָבִיוto put to deathלְהָמִיתDavid.אֶת דָּוִד
1 Samuel 20:33
Study it in the app“Saul 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 20:33, 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- hurledיָּטֶלyatel
hurl, cast down
To hurl, to throw with force; also to cast out or bring down.
Where else “yatel” appears- the spearחֲנִיתchanit
spear
A spear: a long weapon with a point, for striking at close range or for throwing.
Where else “chanit” appears- to strike himהַכֹּתhakot
strike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “hakot” appears- and 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- knewיֵּדַעyeda
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yeda” appears- was decidedכָלָהchala
decision
Something fully settled.
Where else “chala” appears- of his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- to put to deathהָמִיתhamit
kill
To kill someone.
Where else “hamit” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears
The context
32Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him, “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?”
33 · This verse (above)
34Jonathan rose from the table in hot anger, and he did not eat bread on the second day of the new moon, for he was grieved for David, because his father had put him to shame.