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And look,וְהִנֵּהasכַּאֲשֶׁרyour lifeנַפְשְׁךָwas greatגָּדְלָהthisהַ הַזֶּהdayיּוֹםin my eyes,בְּעֵינָיsoכֵּןmay my lifeנַפְשִׁיbe greatתִּגְדַּלin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהand may he rescue meוְיַצִּלֵנִיfrom allמִכָּלdistress.”צָרָה
1 Samuel 26:24
Study it in the app“And 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 26:24, word by word
- your lifeנַפְשְׁnafsh
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafsh” appears- was greatגָּדְלָהgadla
make great
To give someone importance; do wonderful deeds.
Where else “gadla” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears- in my eyesעֵינָena
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ena” appears- of 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- and may he rescue meיַצִּלֵyatsile
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “yatsile” appears- distressצָרָהtsara
distress
A time of hardship or danger.
Where else “tsara” appears
The context
23YHWH 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.
24 · This verse (above)
25Saul said to David, “Blessed are you, my son David! You will both do much and surely prevail.” So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.