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Stayשְׁבָהwith me;אִתִּיdo notאַלbe afraid,תִּירָאforכִּיwhoeverאֲשֶׁרseeksיְבַקֵּשׁmy lifeאֶת נַפְשִׁיseeksיְבַקֵּשׁyour life;אֶת נַפְשֶׁךָforכִּיyouאַתָּהare under guardמִשְׁמֶרֶתwith me.”עִמָּדִי
1 Samuel 22:23
Study it in the app“Stay with me; do not be afraid, for whoever seeks my life seeks your life; for you are under guard with me.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 22:23, word by word
- Stayשְׁבָsheva
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “sheva” appears- be afraidתִּירָאtira
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “tira” appears- seeksיְבַקֵּשׁyevakesh
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “yevakesh” appears- my lifeנַפְשִׁnafshi
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafshi” appears- are under guardמִשְׁמֶרֶתmishmeret
keeping
Something set aside so that it is kept.
Where else “mishmeret” appears- with meעִמָּדִimadi
with me
With me, beside me.
Where else “imadi” appears
The context
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.
23 · This verse (above)