Davidדָּוִדansweredוַיַּעַןand saidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלAhimelechאֲחִימֶלֶךְthe Hittiteהַחִתִּיand toוְאֶלAbishaiאֲבִישַׁיsonבֶּןof Zeruiah,צְרוּיָהJoab’sיוֹאָבbrother,אֲחִיsaying,לֵאמֹר“Whoמִיwill go downיֵרֵדwith meאִתִּיtoאֶלSaul,שָׁאוּלtoאֶלthe camp?”הַמַּחֲנֶהAbishaiאֲבִישַׁיsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Iאֲנִיwill go downאֵרֵדwith you.”עִמָּךְ
1 Samuel 26:6
Study it in the app“David answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, saying, “Who will go down with me to Saul, to the camp?” Abishai said, “I will go down with you.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 26:6, 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- answeredיַּעַןyaan
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaan” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Ahimelechאֲחִימֶלֶךְachimelech
Ahimelech
Ahimelech: the name of several men; best known is the priest of Nob who gave David bread and Goliath's sword and was killed by Saul's order (1 Samuel 21-22); also a Hittite companion of David (1 Samuel 26:6). It means "my brother is king".
Where else “achimelech” appears- the Hittiteחִתִּיchiti
Hittite
Hittite: a descendant of Heth, one of the peoples of Canaan.
Where else “chiti” appears- Abishaiאֲבִישַׁיavishay
Abishai
Abishai, son of Zeruiah (David's sister) and brother of Joab; one of David's closest warriors (1 Samuel 26:6). It means "my father is a gift".
Where else “avishay” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Zeruiahצְרוּיָהtseruya
Zeruiah
Zeruiah: sister of David and mother of Joab, Abishai and Asahel (1 Chronicles 2:16). Her sons are named after her: "the sons of Zeruiah."
Where else “tseruya” appears- Joab’sיוֹאָבyoav
Joab
Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."
Where else “yoav” appears- brotherאֲחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- will go downיֵרֵדyered
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yered” appears- 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- the campמַּחֲנֶהmachane
camp
A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.
Where else “machane” appears
The context
5David arose and came to the place where Saul had camped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, and Abner son of Ner, the commander of his army. Saul was lying within the camp enclosure, and the people were camped around him.
6 · This verse (above)
7David and Abishai came to the people by night, and look, Saul was lying asleep within the camp enclosure, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people were lying around him.