Study it in the app“Now, my lord, as YHWH lives and as your soul lives, since YHWH has kept you from entering into guilt of blood and from saving yourself with your own hand, now let your enemies be like Nabal, and those who seek evil for my lord.”
Now,וְעַתָּהmy lord,אֲדֹנִיas YHWH livesחַי יְהוָהand as your soul lives,וְחֵי נַפְשְׁךָsinceאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhas kept youמְנָעֲךָfrom enteringמִבּוֹאinto guilt of bloodבְדָמִיםand from savingוְהוֹשֵׁעַyourselfלָךְwith your own hand,יָדְךָnowוְעַתָּהlet your enemiesאֹיְבֶיךָbeיִהְיוּlike Nabal,כְנָבָלand those who seekוְהַמְבַקְשִׁיםevilרָעָהforאֶלmy lord.אֲדֹנִי
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appearsas lives
The oath formula: "as YHWH lives", calling him to witness.
Where else “chay” 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” appearslife
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafsh” appearswithhold
Withhold, refuse, hold back.
Where else “menaa” appearsenter
To go into a place.
Where else “bo” appearsbloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “damim” appearssave
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “hoshea” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appearsenemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyve” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appearsNabal
Nabal, a rich man of Maon, husband of Abigail, who scorned David (1 Samuel 25). His name sounds the same as the Hebrew word for "fool".
Where else “naval” appearstry to get
To try to get something.
Where else “mevakshim” appearsevil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears“Saving yourself with your own hand”: taking justice into your own hands, instead of waiting for YHWH to save you (24:12).
25Please do not let my lord set his heart on this wicked man, on Nabal; for as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, and outrage is with him. But I, your servant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.
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27And now, this blessing that your servant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who go about at the feet of my lord.
