Whenוַיְהִי כְּDavidדָּוִדhad finishedכַלּוֹתspeakingלְדַבֵּרtheseהָאֵלֶּהwordsהַדְּבָרִיםtoאֶלSaul,שָׁאוּלSaulשָׁאוּלsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Isהֲthisזֶהyour voice,קֹלְךָmy sonבְּנִיDavid?”דָוִדAnd Saulוַ שָׁאוּלlifted upיִּשָּׂאhis voiceקֹלוֹand wept.וַיֵּבְךְּ
1 Samuel 24:16
Study it in the app“When David had finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice and wept.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 24:16, word by word
- Whenיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- had finishedכַלּוֹתchalot
finish
To bring a work or a matter through to its end.
Where else “chalot” appears- speakingדַבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- wordsדְּבָרִיםdevarim
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devarim” appears- 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- your voiceקֹלְkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- my sonבְּנִbeni
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “beni” appears- lifted upיִּשָּׂאyisa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisa” appears- and weptיֵּבְךְּyevk
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “yevk” appears
The context
15May YHWH be judge and judge between me and you, and may he see and defend my cause and judge me free from your hand.”
16 · This verse (above)
17He said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me with good, and I have repaid you with evil.