The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 11:17 Explained

1 Chronicles 11:17

KJV: And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!

YLT: and David longeth, and saith, 'Who doth give me to drink water from the well of Beth-Lehem, that is at the gate!'

Darby: And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me to drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate!

ASV: And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And David  longed,  and said,  Oh that one would give me drink  of the water  of the well  of Bethlehem,  that [is] at the gate! 

What does 1 Chronicles 11:17 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 11

1  David Becomes King over All Israel
4  Jerusalem
10  David's Mighty Men

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 11:17 mean?

- And with longing David and said who will give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate
[ויתאו] (וַיִּתְאָ֥יו) דָּוִ֖יד וַיֹּאמַ֑ר מִ֚י יַשְׁקֵ֣נִי מַ֔יִם מִבּ֥וֹר בֵּֽית־ לֶ֖חֶם אֲשֶׁ֥ר ! בַּשָּֽׁעַר

[ויתאו]  - 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֲבֹוי  
Sense: Oh!, Woe!, (exclamation of pain—indicates desire or uneasiness).
(וַיִּתְאָ֥יו)  And  with  longing 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָוָה  
Sense: desire, incline, covet, wait longingly, wish, sigh, want, be greedy, prefer.
דָּוִ֖יד  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר  and  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יַשְׁקֵ֣נִי  will  give  me  a  drink 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: שָׁקָה  
Sense: to give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water.
מַ֔יִם  of  water 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
מִבּ֥וֹר  from  the  well 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֹּור 
Sense: pit, well, cistern.
לֶ֖חֶם  Bethlehem 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית לֶחֶם  
Sense: a city in Judah, birthplace of David.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר  which  is 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
! בַּשָּֽׁעַר  by  the  gate 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.