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And nowוְעַתָּהmay YHWHיְהוָהdoיַעַשׂloyal loveחֶסֶדand faithfulnessוֶאֱמֶתwith you;עִמָּכֶםand Iוְ אָנֹכִיalsoגַםwill doאֶעֱשֶׂהthisהַזֹּאתgoodהַטּוֹבָהwith you,אִתְּכֶםbecauseאֲשֶׁרyou have doneעֲשִׂיתֶםthisהַזֶּהthing.הַדָּבָר
2 Samuel 2:6
Study it in the app“And now may YHWH do loyal love and faithfulness with you; and I also will do this good with you, because you have done this thing.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 2:6, word by word
- may 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- doיַעַשׂyaas
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaas” appears- loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chesed” appears- and faithfulnessאֱמֶתemet
faithfulness
That one can rely on him because he keeps his word.
Where else “emet” appears- goodטּוֹבָהtova
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tova” appears- thingדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears
The context
5David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, “Blessed are you by YHWH, for you have done this loyal love with your lord, with Saul, and buried him.
6 · This verse (above)
7And now let your hands be strong and be valiant men, for your lord Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me as king over them.”