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AbiatharאֶבְיָתָרtoldוַיַּגֵּדDavidלְדָוִדthatכִּיSaulשָׁאוּלhad killedהָרַגthe priestsאֵת כֹּהֲנֵיof YHWH.יְהוָה
1 Samuel 22:21
Study it in the app“Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 22:21, word by word
- Abiatharאֶבְיָתָרevyatar
Abiathar
Abiathar: son of the priest Ahimelech; the only one who escaped the slaughter at Nob. He joined David and was his priest (1 Samuel 22:20-23). The name means "the father is abundant."
Where else “evyatar” appears- toldיַּגֵּדyaged
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yaged” appears- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” 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- had killedהָרַגharag
kill
Kill, slay.
Where else “harag” appears- the priestsכֹּהֲנֵיkohane
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohane” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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 “yehva” appears
The context
20But one son of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped, and his name was Abiathar; he fled after David.
21 · This verse (above)
22David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I have caused the death of every person of your father’s house.