Study it in the app“Then David rose from the ground, washed, anointed himself, and changed his cloaks; he went into the house of YHWH and bowed down; then he went to his own house and asked, and they set before him bread, and he ate.”
Then Davidוַ דָּוִדroseיָּקָםfromמֵthe ground,הָאָרֶץwashed,וַיִּרְחַץanointed himself,וַיָּסֶךְand changedוַיְחַלֵּףhis cloaks;שִׂמְלֹתָיוhe went intoוַיָּבֹאthe houseבֵיתof YHWHיְהוָהand bowed down;וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּthen he wentוַיָּבֹאtoאֶלhis own houseבֵּיתוֹand asked,וַיִּשְׁאַלand they setוַיָּשִׂימוּbefore himלוֹbread,לֶחֶםand he ate.וַיֹּאכַל
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsrise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakam” appearsground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “arets” appearswash
Wash; wash oneself, bathe.
Where else “yirchats” appearsanoint, rub with oil
Anoint, rub the body with oil.
Where else “yasech” appearschange
To swap something, or regain one's strength.
Where else “yechalef” appearscloak
Cloak: the outer garment, which also served as a covering for sleeping.
Where else “simlotay” appearsenter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavo” appearstemple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “vet” appearsYHWH
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” appearsworship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “yishtachu” appearsask for
To ask for something, or borrow.
Where else “yishal” appearsput
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasimu” appearsfood
Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.
Where else “lechem” appearseat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochal” appears“The house of YHWH”: the tent where the ark was (6:17); the temple did not yet exist.
19When David saw that his servants were whispering together, David understood that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” They said, “He is dead.”
20 · This verse (above)
21His servants said to him, “What is this thing that you have done? For the sake of the child, while he was alive, you fasted and wept; but when the child died, you rose and ate bread.”
