1 Samuel 25:8
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
חֵן
favor
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חֵן
Grace, favour. Chen. Finding favour in someone's eyes. Unmerited goodwill. Noah found chen with God, not because of his perfection but because of God's sovereign grace.
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נַעַר
own young men/ your
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נַעַר
(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)
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שָׁאַל
ask
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שָׁאַל
To ask, to inquire, to request. Shaal. Ask and it will be given to you. God invites inquiry. He delights in the person who comes to Him with honest questions.
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נָא
please
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נָא
'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
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מָצָא
it will find
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מָצָא
To find, to discover, to encounter. Matsa. God is findable. He is not playing hide and seek. He actively reveals Himself to genuine seekers.
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יָד
hand/ your
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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יוֹם
a day
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יוֹם
Day. Yom. A period of time. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is His gift.
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נָתַן
give/ !
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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