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Davidדָּוִדsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“As YHWH lives,חַי יְהוָהsurelyכִּי אִםYHWHיְהוָהwill strike him down,יִגָּפֶנּוּorאוֹhis dayיוֹמוֹwill comeיָבוֹאand he will die,וָמֵתorאוֹhe will go downיֵרֵדinto battleבַמִּלְחָמָהand be swept away.וְנִסְפָּה
1 Samuel 26:10
Study it in the app“David said, “As YHWH lives, surely YHWH will strike him down, or his day will come and he will die, or he will go down into battle and be swept away.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 26:10, 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- “As YHWH livesחַיchay
as lives
The oath formula: "as YHWH lives", calling him to witness.
Where else “chay” appears- “As YHWH livesיְהוָהyehva
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- will strike him downיִגָּפֶyigafe
strike
To punish with a blow; YHWH does it with a plague or by letting a battle be lost.
Where else “yigafe” appears- his dayיוֹמyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- will comeיָבוֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- and he will dieמֵתmet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appears- he will go downיֵרֵדyered
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yered” appears- into battleמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- and be swept awayנִסְפָּהnispa
sweep away
To perish together with others, wiped out.
Where else “nispa” appears
The context
9David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against the anointed of YHWH and be without guilt?”
10 · This verse (above)
11Far be it from me, by YHWH, to stretch out my hand against the anointed of YHWH! Now please take the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and let us go away.”