Look,הִנֵּהthisהַ הַזֶּהdayיּוֹםyour eyesעֵינֶיךָhave seenרָאוּhowאֵת אֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהgave youנְתָנְךָtodayהַיּוֹםinto my handבְּיָדִיin the cave;בַּמְּעָרָהand some saidוְאָמַרto kill you,לַהֲרָגֲךָbut my eye had pityוַתָּחָסon you,עָלֶיךָand I said,וָאֹמַר‘I will notלֹאstretch outאֶשְׁלַחmy handיָדִיagainst my lord,בַּאדֹנִיforכִּיheהוּאis the anointedמְשִׁיחַof YHWH.’יְהוָה
1 Samuel 24:10
Study it in the app“Look, this day your eyes have seen how YHWH gave you today into my hand in the cave; and some said to kill you, but my eye had pity on you, and I said, ‘I will not stretch out my hand against my lord, for he is the anointed of YHWH.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 24:10, word by word
- dayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears- your eyesעֵינֶיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- have seenרָאוּrau
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “rau” appears- 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- gave youנְתָנְnetan
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “netan” appears- into my handיָדִyadi
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yadi” appears- in the caveמְּעָרָהmeara
cave
Cave.
Where else “meara” appears- and some saidאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- to kill youהֲרָגֲharaga
kill
Kill, slay.
Where else “haraga” appears- but my eye had pityתָּחָסtachas
pity, spare
Have pity, take compassion; spare. "Let your eye not pity" means do not worry about what you leave behind.
Where else “tachas” appears- stretch outאֶשְׁלַחeshlach
stretch out
Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.
Where else “eshlach” appears- against my lordאדֹנִdoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “doni” appears- is the anointedמְשִׁיחַmeshiach
anointed
Anointed: someone on whom oil has been poured to set him apart for a task from God (priest, king). In Hebrew it is "mashiach", from which "Messiah" comes; in Greek, "Christ".
Where else “meshiach” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew says “and had pity on you” with a feminine verb, without a subject; “my eye” is understood, as in Deuteronomy 7:16.
The context
9David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of people who say, ‘Look, David seeks your harm’?
10 · This verse (above)
11And, my father, see, yes, see the edge of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the edge of your robe and did not kill you, know and see that there is no evil or rebellion in my hand, and I have not sinned against you; but you are hunting my life to take it.