1 Samuel 18:12

Hebrew	וַיִּרָ֥א שָׁא֖וּל מִלִּפְנֵ֣י דָוִ֑ד כִּֽי הָיָ֤הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 יְהוָה֙plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה hebrew Meaning * Yahweh - God's personal name It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament. First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6 עִמּ֔וֹ וּמֵעִ֥ם שָׁא֖וּל סָֽר
ESV	Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with him but had departed from Saul.
NIV	Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had left Saul.
NLT	Saul was then afraid of David, for the LORD was with David and had turned away from Saul.
LXX	καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἐφοβήθη Σαουλ ἀπὸ προσώπου Δαυιδ
KJV	And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.

^{1 Samuel 18:11 ← 1 Samuel 18:12 → 1 Samuel 18:13}

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