1 Samuel 26:16
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the Lord’s anointed. And now see where the king’s spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.”
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.
חַי
by the life
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חַי
Life, living. Chay. The quality of being alive. The same root as Chayim, life in its fullness. God breathed chay into Adam's nostrils and he became a living soul.
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עָשָׂה
you have done
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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שָׁמַר
you watched
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שָׁמַר
To keep, to guard, to observe. Shamar. The LORD will keep you from all harm. He watches over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
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מָשִׁיחַ
the one anointed of
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מָשִׁיחַ
Anointed, Messiah. Mashiach. The Anointed One. Every use of this word in the Old Testament pointed forward to Jesus the ultimate Mashiach.
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רָאָה
see
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רָאָה
To see, to look, to perceive. Raah. The LORD sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart.
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בֵּן
are sons of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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מָוֶת
death
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מָוֶת
Death. Mavet. The cessation of life. But God holds the keys of death and promised resurrection to all who are in Him.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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מְרַאֲשָׁה
was the place of head/ his
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מְרַאֲשָׁה
was the place of head/ his
properly, a headpiece, i.e. (plural for adverbial) at (or as) the head-rest (or pillow)
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חֲנִית
is the spear of
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חֲנִית
a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)
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צַפַּחַת
the jug of
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צַפַּחַת
a saucer (as flat)
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