Study it in the app“David’s men said to him, “Look, the day of which YHWH said to you, ‘Look, I am giving your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as seems good in your eyes.’” David arose and cut off the edge of the robe that belonged to Saul secretly.”
David has Saul at his mercy and does him no harmConflict and Reconciliation
David’sדָוִדmenאַנְשֵׁיsaidוַיֹּאמְרוּto him,אֵלָיו“Look,הִנֵּהthe dayהַיּוֹםof whichאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהsaidאָמַרto you,אֵלֶיךָ‘Look,הִנֵּהIאָנֹכִיam givingנֹתֵןyour enemyאֹיִבְךָinto your hand,בְּיָדֶךָand you shall doוְעָשִׂיתָto himלּוֹasכַּאֲשֶׁרseems goodיִטַבin your eyes.’”בְּעֵינֶיךָDavidדָּוִדaroseוַיָּקָםand cut offוַיִּכְרֹתthe edgeכְּנַףof the robeהַמְּעִילthatאֲשֶׁרbelonged to Saulלְשָׁאוּלsecretly.בַּלָּט
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsYHWH
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” appearshand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “noten” appearsenemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyiv” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yade” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asita” appearsgo well
For it to go well for someone: "that it may go well with you".
Where else “yitav” appearssight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appearsrise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakam” appearscut down
To cut a tree or branch with an axe to get timber.
Where else “yichrot” appearsedge
Literally "wing": the flap of a cloak, or the far reaches of the earth.
Where else “kenaf” appearsrobe
Robe: a long garment without sleeves worn over the tunic.
Where else “meil” appearsSaul
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” appearssecretly
Without a sound and without drawing anyone's notice.
Where else “lat” appearsThe text does not record that word of YHWH earlier; it is what David’s men say.
3He came to the sheepfolds by the road, and there was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave.
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5Afterward David’s heart struck him, because he had cut off the edge that belonged to Saul.
