2 Samuel 23:1

“These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, and the oracle of the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the Elohim of Jacob, and the pleasant one in the psalms of Israel:”

2 Samuel 23:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 23:1, word by word

the lastאַחֲרֹנִיםacharonim

last

What comes at the end or goes behind something else.

Where else “acharonim” appears
wordsדִּבְרֵיdivre

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “divre” appears
of Davidדָוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

Where else “david” appears
“The oracleנְאֻםneum

oracle

Solemn words of a man, like Balaam.

Where else “neum” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Jesseיִשַׁיyishay

Jesse

Jesse, of Bethlehem, son of Obed and father of King David.

Where else “yishay” appears
of the manגֶּבֶרgever

man

Man, a grown man in his strength.

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who was raisedהֻקַםhukam

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

Where else “hukam” appears
on highעָלal

on high, above

What is high, above. In 2 Samuel 23:1, "raised on high". In some passages it is used to speak of God as "the One on high".

Where else “al” appears
the anointedמְשִׁיחַmeshiach

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".

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of the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears
of Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov

Jacob

Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.

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and the pleasant oneנְעִיםneim

sweet-sounding

Pleasing to the ear, said of praise and song.

Where else “neim” appears
in the psalmsזְמִרוֹתzemirot

song

A song, a psalm: a song accompanied with instruments. From the same root as "sing praise."

Where else “zemirot” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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Translation note

“The pleasant one in the psalms of Israel” is literally “pleasant of psalms of Israel”; it can be understood as the one who made Israel’s beloved songs.

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2The spirit of YHWH spoke through me; his word was on my tongue.

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