DavidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלAbner,אַבְנֵר“Are you notהֲלוֹא אַתָּהa man?אִישׁAnd whoוּמִיis like youכָמוֹךָin Israel?בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלWhyוְלָמָּהthen have you notלֹאkept watchשָׁמַרְתָּoverאֶלyour lordאֲדֹנֶיךָthe king?הַמֶּלֶךְForכִּיoneאַחַדof the peopleהָעָםcameבָאto destroyלְהַשְׁחִיתthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְyour lord.אֲדֹנֶיךָ
1 Samuel 26:15
Study it in the app“David 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 26:15, 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- 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- a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- kept watchשָׁמַרְתָּshamarta
guard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “shamarta” appears- your lordאֲדֹנֶיadone
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adone” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- oneאַחַדachad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achad” appears- of the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- cameבָאva
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “va” appears- to destroyהַשְׁחִיתhashchit
destroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “hashchit” appears
The context
14David 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?”
15 · This verse (above)
16This thing that you have done is not good. As YHWH lives, you deserve to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, over the anointed of YHWH. Now see where the king’s spear is, and the jar of water that was at his head.”