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Youוְאַתָּהhave made knownהִגַּדְתָּtodayהַיּוֹםhowאֵת אֲשֶׁרyou have dealtעָשִׂיתָהwellטוֹבָהwith me,אִתִּיin thatאֵת אֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהdelivered meסִגְּרַנִיinto your hand,בְּיָדְךָand you did notוְלֹאkill me.הֲרַגְתָּנִי
1 Samuel 24:18
Study it in the app“You have made known today how you have dealt well with me, in that YHWH delivered me into your hand, and you did not kill me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 24:18, word by word
- have made knownהִגַּדְתָּhigadta
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “higadta” appears- todayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears- you have dealtעָשִׂיתָהasita
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asita” appears- wellטוֹבָהtova
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tova” 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- delivered meסִגְּרַsigra
hand over
To leave a person or a people in the power of an enemy.
Where else “sigra” appears- into your handיָדְyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- kill meהֲרַגְתָּharagta
kill
Kill, slay.
Where else “haragta” appears
The context
17He said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me with good, and I have repaid you with evil.
18 · This verse (above)
19When a man finds his enemy, will he send him off on a good way? May YHWH repay you with good for what you have done to me this day.