1st Samuel Chapter 24 verse 10 Holy Bible

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(10) Thine eyes have seen.--David and a crowd of armed men around him were standing at the entrance of the cave which King Saul had just left; thus the king's eye had seen--nay, was seeing that very moment--that his life had been in his enemy David's hand.And some bade me kill thee.--The literal translation here would be Jehovah delivered thee to-day into mine hand in the cave, and bade [me] kill thee. And this rendering has been explained by assuming that God's allowing Saul to choose the very cavern for his midday slumber where David and his company were lodging was tantamount to directing David to slay his bitter foe, thus given over helpless into his hands; but this is contrary to the spirit of the whole narrative. The English Version has followed the Syriac and Chaldee Versions here, and by supplying "some"--better, perhaps, one--before "bade me kill thee," has given us the sense in which the Hebrews have always understood the passage. The Vulg. here, with a very slight change in the vowel points, renders "I thought to kill thee."But mine eye spared thee.--The English Version supplies an obvious subject in "mine eye." Clericus suggests more happily, "my soul," or "my hand," before "spared thee."Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewBehold,הִנֵּה֩ (hin·nêh)InterjectionStrong's 2009: Lo! behold!thisהַזֶּ֜ה (haz·zeh)Article | Pronoun - masculine singularStrong's 2088: This, thatdayהַיּ֨וֹם (hay·yō·wm)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3117: A dayyou have seenרָא֣וּ (rā·’ū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 7200: To seewith your own eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ (‘ê·ne·ḵā)Noun - cdc | second person masculine singularStrong's 5869: An eye, a fountainthatאֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatthe LORDיְהוָ֨ה ׀ (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israeldelivered youנְתָנְךָ֩ (nə·ṯā·nə·ḵā)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, setinto my handבְּיָדִי֙ (bə·yā·ḏî)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 3027: A handin the cave.בַּמְּעָרָ֔ה (bam·mə·‘ā·rāh)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 4631: A cavernI was toldוְאָמַ֥ר (wə·’ā·mar)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, sayto kill you,לַהֲרָגֲךָ֖ (la·hă·rā·ḡă·ḵā)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 2026: To smite with deadly intentbut I sparedוַתָּ֣חָס (wat·tā·ḥās)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 2347: To pity, look upon with compassionyouעָלֶ֑יךָ (‘ā·le·ḵā)Preposition | second person masculine singularStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstand said,וָאֹמַ֗ר (wā·’ō·mar)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 559: To utter, say‘I will notלֹא־ (lō-)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noliftאֶשְׁלַ֤ח (’eš·laḥ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 7971: To send away, for, outmy handיָדִי֙ (yā·ḏî)Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 3027: A handagainst my lord,בַּֽאדֹנִ֔י (ba·ḏō·nî)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 113: Sovereign, controllersinceכִּי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionheהֽוּא׃ (hū)Pronoun - third person masculine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, areis the LORD?sיְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelanointed.?מְשִׁ֥יחַ (mə·šî·aḥ)Adjective - masculine singular constructStrong's 4899: Anointed, a consecrated person, the MessiahJump to PreviousAnointed Bade Cave Delivered Eye Eyes Hand Kill LORD's Pity Spared Stretch Today To-Day