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And sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּםthis:כֹּה‘To life!לֶחָיPeaceשָׁלוֹםto you,וְאַתָּהpeaceשָׁלוֹםto your house,וּבֵיתְךָand peaceשָׁלוֹםto allוְכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרyou have.לְךָ
1 Samuel 25:6
Study it in the app“And say this: ‘To life! Peace to you, peace to your house, and peace to all that you have.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 25:6, word by word
- And sayאֲמַרְתֶּםamartem
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amartem” appears- ‘To lifeחָיchay
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chay” appears- Peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom
peace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shalom” appears- to your houseבֵיתְvet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” appears
Translation note
The first expression is very brief in Hebrew (“to the one who lives” or “for life”) and its sense is not certain; it is a greeting of good wishes.
The context
5David 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.
6 · This verse (above)
7Now I have heard that you have shearers. Now, the shepherds who are yours were with us; we did not wrong them, and nothing of theirs went missing all the days they were in Carmel.