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May YHWHיְהוָהjudgeיִשְׁפֹּטbetween meבֵּינִיand you,וּבֵינֶךָand may YHWHוּ יְהוָהavenge meנְקָמַנִיon you;מִמֶּךָּbut my handוְיָדִיshall notלֹאbeתִהְיֶהagainst you.בָּךְ
1 Samuel 24:12
Study it in the app“May YHWH judge between me and you, and may YHWH avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 24:12, word by word
- May 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- judgeיִשְׁפֹּטyishpot
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “yishpot” appears- avenge meנְקָמַnekama
avenge
Avenge: make someone pay for the wrong done; take vengeance.
Where else “nekama” appears- but my handיָדִyadi
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yadi” appears- beתִהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears
Translation note
David leaves vengeance in the hands of YHWH (Deuteronomy 32:35; Romans 12:19).
The context
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.
12 · This verse (above)
13As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘From the wicked comes wickedness’; but my hand shall not be against you.