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Davidדָּוִדsentוַיִּשְׁלַחtenעֲשָׂרָהyoung men,נְעָרִיםand Davidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto the young men,לַנְּעָרִים“Go upעֲלוּto Carmel,כַרְמֶלָהgoוּבָאתֶםtoאֶלNabal,נָבָלand askוּשְׁאֶלְתֶּםhimלוֹin my nameבִשְׁמִיabout his welfare.לְשָׁלוֹם
1 Samuel 25:5
Study it in the app“David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, go to Nabal, and ask him in my name about his welfare.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 25:5, 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- sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appears- tenעֲשָׂרָהasara
ten
Ten.
Where else “asara” appears- young menנְעָרִיםnearim
young servant
A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.
Where else “nearim” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Go upעֲלוּalu
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “alu” appears- to Carmelכַרְמֶלָcharmela
Carmel
See it on the mapWhere else “charmela” appears- goבָאתֶםvatem
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vatem” appears- Nabalנָבָלnaval
Nabal
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” appears- and askשְׁאֶלְתֶּםsheeltem
greet
To greet, ask how someone is.
Where else “sheeltem” appears- in my nameשְׁמִshemi
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemi” appears- about his welfareשָׁלוֹםshalom
greet
What one says on meeting: "shalom to you".
Where else “shalom” appears
Places in this verse
Carmel
Today: Mount Carmel, near Haifa, Israel
A mountain ridge near the Mediterranean coast in northern Israel, by present-day Haifa.
Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal there, and fire from the Lord fell (1 Kgs 18:19-38).
The context
4David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.
5 · This verse (above)
6And say this: ‘To life! Peace to you, peace to your house, and peace to all that you have.