Davidדָוִדcalledוַיִּקְרָאtoאֶלthe peopleהָעָםand toוְאֶלAbnerאַבְנֵרsonבֶּןof Ner,נֵרsaying,לֵאמֹר“Will you notהֲלוֹאanswer,תַעֲנֶהAbner?”אַבְנֵרAbnerאַבְנֵרansweredוַיַּעַןand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whoמִיare youאַתָּהthat you callקָרָאתָtoאֶלthe king?”הַמֶּלֶךְ
1 Samuel 26:14
Study it in the app“David called to the people and to Abner son of Ner, saying, “Will you not answer, Abner?” Abner answered and said, “Who are you that you call to the king?””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 26:14, word by word
- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- calledיִּקְרָאyikra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikra” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- Abnerאַבְנֵרavner
Abner
Abner, son of Ner, relative of King Saul and commander of his army. In 1 Samuel 14:50 the Hebrew writes the long form, "Abiner." The name means "my father is a lamp."
Where else “avner” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Nerנֵרner
Ner
Ner, father of Abner and relative of King Saul. The name means "lamp."
Where else “ner” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- answerתַעֲנֶהtaane
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “taane” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears
The context
13David crossed over to the other side and stood on the top of the mountain far off, with a great distance between them.
14 · This verse (above)
15David said to Abner, “Are you not a man? And who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not kept watch over your lord the king? For one of the people came to destroy the king, your lord.