Davidדָּוִדtookוַיִּקַּחthe spearהַחֲנִיתand the jarוְאֶת צַפַּחַתof waterהַמַּיִםfrom Saul’s head,מֵרַאֲשֹׁתֵי שָׁאוּלand they wentוַיֵּלְכוּaway.לָהֶםNo oneוְאֵיןsaw,רֹאֶהno oneוְאֵיןknew,יוֹדֵעַand no oneוְאֵיןwoke up,מֵקִיץforכִּיall of themכֻלָּםwere asleep,יְשֵׁנִיםbecauseכִּיa deep sleepתַּרְדֵּמַתfrom YHWHיְהוָהhad fallenנָפְלָהupon them.עֲלֵיהֶם
1 Samuel 26:12
Study it in the app“David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul’s head, and they went away. No one saw, no one knew, and no one woke up, for all of them were asleep, because a deep sleep from YHWH had fallen upon them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 26:12, 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- tookיִּקַּחyikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appears- the spearחֲנִיתchanit
spear
A spear: a long weapon with a point, for striking at close range or for throwing.
Where else “chanit” appears- and the jarצַפַּחַתtsapachat
jug, flask
Jug or flask for water or oil, flat in shape.
Where else “tsapachat” appears- of waterמַּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- from Saul’s headמֵרַאֲשֹׁתֵיmeraashote
head place
The place at the head: where the head rests when sleeping.
Where else “meraashote” appears- from Saul’s headשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- and they wentיֵּלְכוּyelchu
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelchu” appears- sawרֹאֶהroe
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “roe” appears- knewיוֹדֵעַyodea
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yodea” appears- woke upמֵקִיץmekits
awake
To awake, to wake up from sleep.
Where else “mekits” appears- were asleepיְשֵׁנִיםyeshenim
sleep
To fall asleep, or sleep the sleep of death.
Where else “yeshenim” appears- a deep sleepתַּרְדֵּמַתtardemat
deep sleep
A very deep sleep, which in the Bible often comes from God.
Where else “tardemat” appears- from 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- had fallenנָפְלָהnafla
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “nafla” appears
The context
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.”
12 · This verse (above)
13David crossed over to the other side and stood on the top of the mountain far off, with a great distance between them.