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Davidדָּוִדrestrainedוַיְשַׁסַּעhis menאֲנָשָׁיוwith these wordsבַּדְּבָרִיםand did notוְלֹאallow themנְתָנָםto riseלָקוּםagainstאֶלSaul.שָׁאוּלAnd Saulוְשָׁאוּלroseקָםfrom the caveמֵהַמְּעָרָהand wentוַיֵּלֶךְon his way.בַּדָּרֶךְ
1 Samuel 24:7
Study it in the app“David restrained his men with these words and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul rose from the cave and went on his way.”
David has Saul at his mercy and does him no harmConflict and Reconciliation
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 24:7, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- restrainedיְשַׁסַּעyeshasa
hold back
To hold someone back with words.
Where else “yeshasa” appears- his menאֲנָשָׁיanashay
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashay” appears- with these wordsדְּבָרִיםdevarim
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devarim” appears- allow themנְתָנָnetana
let
To let something happen.
Where else “netana” appears- to riseקוּםkum
rise against
To rise against someone to attack or confront him.
Where else “kum” 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- from the caveמְּעָרָהmeara
cave
Cave.
Where else “meara” appears- and wentיֵּלֶךְyelech
go along
To accompany someone on the way, to go along with him.
Where else “yelech” appears- on his wayדָּרֶךְdarech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “darech” appears
Translation note
“Restrained” translates a strong verb (literally “tore apart”): he held them back harshly.
The context
6He said to his men, “Far be it from me, by YHWH, that I should do this thing to my lord, to the anointed of YHWH, to stretch out my hand against him, for he is the anointed of YHWH.”
7 · This verse (above)
8Afterward David arose and went out from the cave and called after Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” Saul looked behind him, and David bowed with his face to the ground and prostrated himself.