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Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןsonבֶּןof Saulשָׁאוּלaroseוַיָּקָםand wentוַיֵּלֶךְtoאֶלDavidדָּוִדat Horeshחֹרְשָׁהand strengthenedוַיְחַזֵּקhis handיָדוֹin Elohim.בֵּאלֹהִים
1 Samuel 23:16
Study it in the app“Jonathan son of Saul arose and went to David at Horesh and strengthened his hand in Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 23:16, 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- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of 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- aroseיָּקָםyakam
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakam” appears- and wentיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- at Horeshחֹרְשָׁהchorsha
thicket, Horesh
Thicket, wood. In 1 Samuel 23 it may be a place name ("Horesh") or mean "the thicket".
Where else “chorsha” appears- and strengthenedיְחַזֵּקyechazek
repair
To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.
Where else “yechazek” appears- his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- in Elohimאלֹהִיםlohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohim” appears
Translation note
“Strengthened his hand in Elohim”: he encouraged him to rely on Elohim.
The context
15David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life, while David was in the wilderness of Ziph, at Horesh.
16 · This verse (above)
17He said to him, “Do not be afraid, for the hand of Saul my father will not find you; you will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you. Saul my father also knows this.”