thisזֹאתshall notוְלֹאbeתִהְיֶהto youלְךָa stumbling blockלְפוּקָהor an offenseוּלְמִכְשׁוֹלof heartלֵבfor my lord:לַאדֹנִיto have shedוְלִשְׁפָּךְbloodדָּםwithout causeחִנָּםor for my lordוּ אֲדֹנִיto have savedלְהוֹשִׁיעַhimself.לוֹAnd when YHWHוְ יְהוָהdoes goodהֵיטִבto my lord,לַאדֹנִיrememberוְזָכַרְתָּyour servant.”אֲמָתֶךָ
1 Samuel 25:31
Study it in the app“this shall not be to you a stumbling block or an offense of heart for my lord: to have shed blood without cause or for my lord to have saved himself. And when YHWH does good to my lord, remember your servant.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 25:31, word by word
- beתִהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- a stumbling blockפוּקָהfuka
stumbling block
Stumbling block, a cause of tottering; a weight on the conscience. It appears only once (1 Samuel 25:31).
Where else “fuka” appears- or an offenseמִכְשׁוֹלmichshol
stumbling block
A stumbling block: something that makes someone fall; an obstacle.
Where else “michshol” appears- of heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- for my lordאדֹנִdoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “doni” appears- to have shedשְׁפָּךְshepach
spill
To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.
Where else “shepach” appears- bloodדָּםdam
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dam” appears- without causeחִנָּםchinam
without cause
With no reason or guilt to justify it.
Where else “chinam” appears- to have savedהוֹשִׁיעַhoshia
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “hoshia” appears- And when 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- does goodהֵיטִבhetiv
go well
For it to go well for someone: "that it may go well with you".
Where else “hetiv” appears- rememberזָכַרְתָּzacharta
remember
To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.
Where else “zacharta” appears- your servantאֲמָתֶamate
female slave, maidservant
Female slave, maidservant.
Where else “amate” appears
The context
30And when YHWH does for my lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning you and commands you to be leader over Israel,
31 · This verse (above)
32David said to Abigail, “Blessed be YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me!