Saulשָׁאוּלsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“I have sinned.חָטָאתִיCome back,שׁוּבmy sonבְּנִיDavid,דָוִדforכִּיI will notלֹאharmאָרַעyouלְךָagain,עוֹדbecauseתַּחַת אֲשֶׁרmy lifeנַפְשִׁיwas preciousיָקְרָהin your eyesבְּעֵינֶיךָthisהַ הַזֶּהday.יּוֹםLook,הִנֵּהI have acted foolishlyהִסְכַּלְתִּיand have erredוָאֶשְׁגֶּהveryמְאֹדgreatly.”הַרְבֵּה
1 Samuel 26:21
Study it in the app“Saul said, “I have sinned. Come back, my son David, for I will not harm you again, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Look, I have acted foolishly and have erred very greatly.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 26:21, word by word
- Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “I have sinnedחָטָאתִיchatati
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “chatati” appears- Come backשׁוּבshuv
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shuv” appears- my sonבְּנִbeni
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “beni” appears- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- harmאָרַעara
do evil
To harm someone; evildoers.
Where else “ara” appears- my lifeנַפְשִׁnafshi
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafshi” appears- was preciousיָקְרָהyakra
be precious
To be of great worth to someone.
Where else “yakra” appears- in your eyesעֵינֶיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears- I have acted foolishlyהִסְכַּלְתִּיhiskalti
act foolishly
Act like a fool, do something foolish.
Where else “hiskalti” appears- and have erredאֶשְׁגֶּהeshge
go astray
To wander from the way or command, often unintentionally.
Where else “eshge” appears- veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- greatlyהַרְבֵּהharbe
greatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “harbe” appears
The context
20Now do not let my blood fall to the ground away from the presence of YHWH; for the king of Israel has come out to seek a single flea, as one pursues the partridge in the mountains.”
21 · This verse (above)
22David answered and said, “Look, the king’s spear! Let one of the young men come over and get it.