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Davidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Abigail,לַאֲבִיגַל“Blessed beבָּרוּךְYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwhoאֲשֶׁרsent youשְׁלָחֵךְthisהַ הַזֶּהdayיּוֹםto meet me!לִקְרָאתִי
1 Samuel 25:32
Study it in the app“David said to Abigail, “Blessed be YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me!”
David thanks Abigail for keeping him from avenging himselfConflict and Reconciliation
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 25:32, 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Abigailאֲבִיגַלavigal
Abigail
Abigail: the name of two women; best known is the wife of Nabal, a woman of good understanding, who later became David's wife (1 Samuel 25); the other is a sister of David (1 Chronicles 2:16). It means "my father rejoices".
Where else “avigal” appears- “Blessed beבָּרוּךְbaruch
praise
To praise God: "blessed be YHWH".
Where else “baruch” appears- 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- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- sent youשְׁלָחֵshelache
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shelache” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears- to meet meקְרָאתִkerati
meet
To go out toward someone who is coming, to meet him on the way.
Where else “kerati” appears
The context
31this 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.”
32 · This verse (above)
33Blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from entering into guilt of blood and from saving myself with my own hand.