Saulשָׁאוּלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Whyלָמָּהhave you conspiredקְשַׁרְתֶּםagainst me,עָלַיyouאַתָּהand the sonוּבֶןof Jesse,יִשָׁיin that you gaveבְּתִתְּךָhimלוֹbreadלֶחֶםand a swordוְחֶרֶבand inquiredוְשָׁאוֹלof Elohimבֵּאלֹהִיםfor him,לוֹso that he would riseלָקוּםagainst meאֵלַיto lie in wait,לְאֹרֵבas it is thisכַּ הַזֶּהday?”יּוֹם
1 Samuel 22:13
Study it in the app“Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you gave him bread and a sword and inquired of Elohim for him, so that he would rise against me to lie in wait, as it is this day?””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 22:13, 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- have you conspiredקְשַׁרְתֶּםkeshartem
conspire
To join secretly with others to bring down someone in authority.
Where else “keshartem” appears- and the sonבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- of Jesseיִשָׁיyishay
Jesse
Jesse, of Bethlehem, son of Obed and father of King David.
Where else “yishay” appears- in that you gaveתִתְּtit
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tit” appears- breadלֶחֶםlechem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appears- and a swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- and inquiredשָׁאוֹלshaol
inquire
To ask YHWH what to do.
Where else “shaol” appears- of Elohimאלֹהִיםlohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohim” appears- so that he would riseקוּםkum
rise against
To rise against someone to attack or confront him.
Where else “kum” appears- to lie in waitאֹרֵבorev
lie in wait
Lie in wait: wait in hiding to attack.
Where else “orev” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears
The context
12Saul said, “Hear, please, son of Ahitub.” He said, “Here I am, my lord.”
13 · This verse (above)
14Ahimelech answered the king and said, “And who among all your servants is like David, faithful, and the king’s son-in-law, who comes at your orders, and honored in your house?