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1 Samuel

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Then David said to himself, "Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape into the land of the Philistines. Saul then will despair of searching for me anymore in all the territory of Israel, and I will escape from his hand."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then David perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָּוִד֙ da·vid
Analysis:
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said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to himself, inner man, mind, will, heart Noun H3820 לִבֹּ֔ו lib·bov,
"Now now Adverb H6258 עַתָּ֛ה at·tah
I will perish to sweep or snatch away, catch up Verb H5595 אֶסָּפֶ֥ה es·sa·feh
one one Adjective H259 אֶחָ֖ד e·chad
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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day day Noun H3117 יֹום־ yo·vm-
by the hand hand Noun H3027 בְּיַד־ be·yad-
of Saul. "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr. Noun H7586 שָׁא֑וּל sha·'ul;
Analysis:
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There is nothing nothing, nought Particle H369 אֵֽין־ ein-
better pleasant, agreeable, good Adjective H2896 טֹ֜וב to·vv
for me than that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּ֣י ki
to escape to slip away Verb H4422 הִמָּלֵ֥ט him·ma·let
into the land earth, land Noun H776 אֶ֣רֶץ e·retz
of the Philistines. inhab. of Philistia Adjective H6430 פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים pe·lish·tim
Saul "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr. Noun H7586 שָׁאוּל֙ sha·'ul
Analysis:
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then will despair to despair Verb H2976 וְנֹואַ֨שׁ ve·no·v·'ash
of searching to seek Verb H1245 לְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִי le·vak·she·ni
for me anymore a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, beside sub H5750 עֹוד֙ o·vd
in all the whole, all Noun H3605 בְּכָל־ be·chol-
the territory border, boundary, territory Noun H1366 גְּב֣וּל ge·vul
of Israel, "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל yis·ra·'el,
Analysis:
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and I will escape to slip away Verb H4422 אִמָּלֵ֣ט im·ma·let
from his hand." hand Noun H3027 מִיָּדֹֽו׃ mi·ya·dov.

Locations

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

People

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then David said to himself, "Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape into the land of the Philistines. Saul then will despair of searching for me anymore in all the territory of Israel, and I will escape from his hand."
King James Bible Then And David said to himself, "Now in his heart, I will shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There Saul: there is nothing better for me than to that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines. Philistines; and Saul then will shall despair of searching for me, to seek me anymore any more in all the territory any coast of Israel, and Israel: so shall I will escape from out of his hand."
Hebrew Greek English Then David said to himself, "Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape into the land of the Philistines. Saul then will despair of searching for me anymore in all the territory of Israel, and I will escape from his hand."