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Nowוְעַתָּהswearהִשָּׁבְעָהto meלִּיby YHWHבַּיהוָהthat you will not cut offאִם תַּכְרִיתmy offspringזַרְעִיafter me,אַחֲרָיand that you will notוְאִםdestroyתַּשְׁמִידmy nameשְׁמִיfrom the houseמִבֵּיתof my father.”אָבִי
1 Samuel 24:21
Study it in the app“Now swear to me by YHWH that you will not cut off my offspring after me, and that you will not destroy my name from the house of my father.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 24:21, word by word
- swearהִשָּׁבְעָhishava
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “hishava” appears- by YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- that you will not cut offתַּכְרִיתtachrit
cut off
To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.
Where else “tachrit” appears- my offspringזַרְעִzari
offspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zari” appears- destroyתַּשְׁמִידtashmid
destroy
Destroy completely, exterminate.
Where else “tashmid” appears- my nameשְׁמִshemi
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shemi” appears- from the houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- of my fatherאָבִavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears
The context
20Now, look, I know that you will surely be king, and the kingdom of Israel will stand firm in your hand.
21 · This verse (above)
22David swore to Saul. Saul went to his house, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.