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Davidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Your bloodדָּמְךָbeonעַלyour head,רֹאשֶׁךָforכִּיyour mouthפִיךָhas testifiedעָנָהagainst you,בְךָsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Iאָנֹכִיput to deathמֹתַתִּיYHWH’sיְהוָהanointed.’”מְשִׁיחַ
2 Samuel 1:16
Study it in the app“David said to him, “Your blood be on your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I put to death YHWH’s anointed.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 1:16, 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- “Your bloodדָּמְdam
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dam” appears- your headרֹאשֶׁroshe
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “roshe” appears- your mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- has testifiedעָנָהana
testify
To speak before a judge as a witness, for or against someone.
Where else “ana” appears- put to deathמֹתַתִּיmotati
kill
To kill someone.
Where else “motati” appears- YHWH’sיְהוָהyehva
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- anointed.’מְשִׁיחַmeshiach
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
15David called one of the young men and said, “Come near; fall upon him.” And he struck him and he died.
16 · This verse (above)
17David chanted this dirge over Saul and over Jonathan his son,