He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Do notאַלbe afraid,תִּירָאforכִּיthe handיַדof Saulשָׁאוּלmy fatherאָבִיwill notלֹאfind you;תִמְצָאֲךָyouוְאַתָּהwill be kingתִּמְלֹךְoverעַלIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלand Iוְאָנֹכִיwill beאֶהְיֶהsecondלְמִשְׁנֶהto you.לְּךָSaulשָׁאוּלmy fatherאָבִיalsoוְגַםknowsיֹדֵעַthis.”כֵּן
1 Samuel 23:17
Study it in the app“He 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 23:17, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- be afraidתִּירָאtira
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “tira” appears- the handיַדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” 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- my fatherאָבִavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- find youתִמְצָאֲtimtsaa
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “timtsaa” appears- will be kingתִּמְלֹךְtimloch
reign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “timloch” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- will beאֶהְיֶהehye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “ehye” appears- secondמִשְׁנֶהmishne
second
Next in rank after the king.
Where else “mishne” appears- knowsיֹדֵעַyodea
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yodea” appears
The context
16Jonathan son of Saul arose and went to David at Horesh and strengthened his hand in Elohim.
17 · This verse (above)
18The two of them made a covenant before YHWH; David stayed at Horesh, and Jonathan went to his house.