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Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןgaveוַיִּתֵּןhis weaponsאֶת כֵּלָיוtoאֶלthe boyהַנַּעַרwhoאֲשֶׁרwas with him,לוֹand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Go,לֵךְtake themהָבֵיאto the city.”הָעִיר
1 Samuel 20:40
Study it in the app“Jonathan gave his weapons to the boy who was with him, and said to him, “Go, take them to the city.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 20:40, 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- gaveיִּתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- his weaponsכֵּלָיkelay
weapon
What is carried to war to fight with: sword, bow, spear.
Where else “kelay” appears- the boyנַּעַרnaar
young servant
A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.
Where else “naar” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Goלֵךְlech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lech” appears- take themהָבֵיאhave
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “have” appears- to the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears
The context
39But the boy did not know anything; only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
40 · This verse (above)
41The boy went, and David rose from beside the south, and fell on his face to the ground and bowed down three times. And they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David wept more.