YHWHוַיהוָהwill repayיָשִׁיבeach manלָאִישׁhis righteousnessצִדְקָתוֹand his faithfulness;וְאֶת אֱמֻנָתוֹforאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהgave youנְתָנְךָinto my handבְּיָדtoday,הַיּוֹםbut I was notוְלֹאwillingאָבִיתִיto stretch outלִשְׁלֹחַmy handיָדִיagainst the anointedבִּמְשִׁיחַof YHWH.יְהוָה
1 Samuel 26:23
Study it in the app“YHWH will repay each man his righteousness and his faithfulness; for YHWH gave you into my hand today, but I was not willing to stretch out my hand against the anointed of YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 26:23, word by word
- YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- will repayיָשִׁיבyashiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “yashiv” appears- each manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- his righteousnessצִדְקָתtsidkat
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsidkat” appears- and his faithfulnessאֱמֻנָתemunat
faithfulness
Being dependable, always keeping one's word, like YHWH.
Where else “emunat” appears- gave youנְתָנְnetan
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “netan” appears- into my handיָדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- todayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears- willingאָבִיתִיaviti
be willing, consent
Be willing, consent, agree to something; with "not", refuse.
Where else “aviti” appears- to stretch outשְׁלֹחַsheloach
stretch out
Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.
Where else “sheloach” appears- against the anointedמְשִׁיחַmeshiach
anointed
Anointed: someone on whom oil has been poured to set him apart for a task from God (priest, king). In Hebrew it is "mashiach", from which "Messiah" comes; in Greek, "Christ".
Where else “meshiach” appears
The context
22David answered and said, “Look, the king’s spear! Let one of the young men come over and get it.
23 · This verse (above)
24And look, as your life was great this day in my eyes, so may my life be great in the eyes of YHWH, and may he rescue me from all distress.”