Davidדָּוִדreturnedוַיָּשָׁבto blessלְבָרֵךְhis household,בֵּיתוֹand Michalוַ מִיכַלthe daughterבַּתof Saulשָׁאוּלcame outתֵּצֵאto meetלִקְרַאתDavidדָּוִדand said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Howמַהthe kingמֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhas honored himselfנִּכְבַּדtoday,הַיּוֹםwhoאֲשֶׁרuncovered himselfנִגְלָהtodayהַיּוֹםin the eyesלְעֵינֵיof the slave womenאַמְהוֹתof his servants,עֲבָדָיוasכְּoneאַחַדof the empty onesהָרֵקִיםshamelesslyהִגָּלוֹתuncovers himself!”נִגְלוֹת
2 Samuel 6:20
Study it in the app“David returned to bless his household, and Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, “How the king of Israel has honored himself today, who uncovered himself today in the eyes of the slave women of his servants, as one of the empty ones shamelessly uncovers himself!””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 6:20, 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- returnedיָּשָׁבyashav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashav” appears- to blessבָרֵךְvarech
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “varech” appears- his householdבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- and Michalמִיכַלmichal
Michal
Michal, the younger daughter of King Saul and wife of David (1 Samuel 14:49; 18:27).
Where else “michal” appears- the daughterבַּתbat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appears- of 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- came outתֵּצֵאtetse
set out
To set out somewhere, or go out to war.
Where else “tetse” appears- to meetקְרַאתkerat
meet
To go out to greet someone who arrives, in order to receive him.
Where else “kerat” appears- and saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- the kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- has honored himselfנִּכְבַּדnichbad
honor
Literally "give weight": to hold someone in high regard.
Where else “nichbad” appears- todayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears- uncovered himselfנִגְלָהnigla
uncover
To remove what covers, leaving something in view.
Where else “nigla” appears- in the eyesעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- of the slave womenאַמְהוֹתamhot
female slave, maidservant
Female slave, maidservant.
Where else “amhot” appears- of his servantsעֲבָדָיavaday
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avaday” appears- oneאַחַדachad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achad” appears- of the empty onesרֵקִיםrekim
empty
Empty; figuratively, worthless, idle.
Where else “rekim” appears
Translation note
“One of the empty ones”: a worthless man. David was girded with a linen ephod (v. 14).
The context
19And he distributed to all the people, to all the multitude of Israel, from man to woman, to each one one cake of bread, one portion of meat, and one raisin cake. Then all the people went, each to his house.
20 · This verse (above)
21David said to Michal, “Before YHWH, who chose me above your father and above all his house, to command me to be leader over the people of YHWH, over Israel, before YHWH I will celebrate.