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He inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַלof YHWHבַּיהוָהfor him,לוֹgaveנָתַןhimלוֹprovisions,וְצֵידָהand gaveנָתַןhimלוֹthe swordוְאֵת חֶרֶבof Goliathגָּלְיָתthe Philistine.”הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי
1 Samuel 22:10
Study it in the app“He inquired of YHWH for him, gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 22:10, word by word
- He inquiredיִּשְׁאַלyishal
inquire
To ask YHWH what to do.
Where else “yishal” appears- of YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- gaveנָתַןnatan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appears- provisionsצֵידָהtseda
provisions
Food for the journey.
Where else “tseda” appears- the swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- of Goliathגָּלְיָתgalyat
Goliath
Goliath, a Philistine warrior from the city of Gath, of enormous height, whom David defeated with a sling (1 Samuel 17).
Where else “galyat” appears- the Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishti
Philistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “pelishti” appears
The context
9Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, answered and said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech son of Ahitub.
10 · This verse (above)
11The king sent to summon Ahimelech son of Ahitub, the priest, and all his father’s house, the priests who were in Nob; and all of them came to the king.