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Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul or Shaul = 'desired'<BR> 1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel <BR> 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah <BR> 3) a son of Simeon <BR> 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah">7586</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7586 -- Occurrence 167 of 406">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שָׁא֜וּל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/shaul_7586.htm" title="sha·'Ul: Saul -- Occurrence 146 of 350.">šā-’ūl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Saul</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3541: 1) thus, here, in this manner <BR> 1a) thus, so <BR> 1b) here, here and there<BR> 1c) until now, until now...until then, meanwhile">3541</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3541 -- Occurrence 67 of 576">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כֹּֽה־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/koh_3541.htm" title="koh-: Thus -- Occurrence 57 of 486.">kōh-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">thus</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter <BR> 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called <BR> 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch">559</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 559 -- Occurrence 2086 of 5308">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">תֹאמְר֣וּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tomeru_559.htm" title="to·me·Ru: shall say -- Occurrence 6 of 23.">ṯō-mə-rū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">you shall say</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural">V-Qal-Imperf-2mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1732: David = 'beloved'<BR> 1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel">1732</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1732 -- Occurrence 68 of 1075">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְדָוִ֗ד<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ledavid_1732.htm" title="le·da·Vid,: to David -- Occurrence 5 of 158.">lə-ḏā-wiḏ,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to David</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - proper - masculine singular">Prep-l | N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 369: 1) nothing, not, nought n <BR> 1a) nothing, nought neg <BR> 1b) not <BR> 1c) to have not (of possession) adv <BR> 1d) without w/prep <BR> 1e) for lack of">369</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 369 -- Occurrence 180 of 788">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֵֽין־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ein_369.htm" title="'ein-: does not -- Occurrence 101 of 358.">’ên-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2656.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2656: 1) delight, pleasure <BR> 1a) delight <BR> 1b) desire, longing <BR> 1c) the good pleasure <BR> 1d) that in which one takes delight">2656</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2656.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2656 -- Occurrence 2 of 39">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">חֵ֤פֶץ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/chefetz_2656.htm" title="Che·fetz: desire -- Occurrence 1 of 15.">ḥê-p̄eṣ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">does desire</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king">4428</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4428 -- Occurrence 290 of 2523">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lammelech_4428.htm" title="lam·Me·lech: the king -- Occurrence 2 of 90.">lam-me-leḵ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the king</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l, Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Prep-l, Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4119.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4119: 1) purchase price for wife, wedding money">4119</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4119.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4119 -- Occurrence 3 of 3">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּמֹ֔הַר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/bemohar_4119.htm" title="be·Mo·har,: dowry -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">bə-mō-har,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">any dowry</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Noun - masculine singular">Prep-b | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since <BR> 1a) that <BR> 1a1) yea, indeed <BR> 1b) when (of time) <BR> 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) <BR> 1c) because, since (causal connection) <BR> 1d) but (after negative) <BR> 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if <BR> 1f) but rather, but <BR> 1g) except that <BR> 1h) only, nevertheless <BR> 1i) surely <BR> 1j) that is <BR> 1k) but if <BR> 1l) for though <BR> 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3588 -- Occurrence 1423 of 4481">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כִּ֗י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ki_3588.htm" title="Ki,: except -- Occurrence 1351 of 4334.">kî,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">but</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3967: 1) hundred <BR> 1a) as simple number <BR> 1b) as part of larger number <BR> 1c) as a fraction-one one-hundredth (1/100)">3967</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3967 -- Occurrence 234 of 578">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּמֵאָה֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/bemeah_3967.htm" title="be·me·'Ah: A hundred -- Occurrence 3 of 5.">bə-mê-’āh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a hundred</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Number - feminine singular">Prep-b | Number-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6190.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6190: 1) foreskin, uncircumcised">6190</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6190.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6190 -- Occurrence 12 of 16">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עָרְל֣וֹת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/arelot_6190.htm" title="a·re·Lot: foreskins -- Occurrence 1 of 3.">‘ā-rə-lō-wṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">foreskins</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine plural construct">N-fpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistine = 'immigrants'<BR> 1) an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan">6430</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6430 -- Occurrence 154 of 288">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/pelishtim_6430.htm" title="pe·lish·Tim,: of the Philistines -- Occurrence 52 of 112.">pə-liš-tîm,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the Philistines</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine plural">N-proper-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5358.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5358: 1) to avenge, take vengeance, revenge, avenge oneself, be avenged, be punished <BR> 1a) (Qal)<BR> 1a1) to avenge, take vengeance <BR> 1a2) to entertain revengeful feelings <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to avenge oneself <BR> 1b2) to suffer vengeance <BR> 1c) (Piel) to avenge <BR> 1d) (Hophal) to be avenged, vengeance be taken (for blood) <BR> 1e) (Hithpael) to avenge oneself">5358</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5358.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5358 -- Occurrence 14 of 35">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְהִנָּקֵ֖ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lehinnakem_5358.htm" title="le·hin·na·Kem: to take -- Occurrence 1 of 3.">lə-hin-nā-qêm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to take vengeance</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct">Prep-l | V-Nifal-Inf</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 341: 1) (Qal) enemy <BR> 1a) personal <BR> 1b) national">341</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 341 -- Occurrence 81 of 282">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּאֹיְבֵ֣י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/beoyevei_341.htm" title="be·'o·ye·Vei: enemies -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">bə-’ō-yə-ḇê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">on enemies'</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct">Prep-b | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king">4428</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4428 -- Occurrence 291 of 2523">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hammelech_4428.htm" title="ham·Me·lech;: the king's -- Occurrence 18 of 1045.">ham-me-leḵ;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Of the king</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul or Shaul = 'desired'<BR> 1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel <BR> 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah <BR> 3) a son of Simeon <BR> 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah">7586</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7586 -- Occurrence 168 of 406">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְשָׁא֣וּל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veshaul_7586.htm" title="ve·sha·'Ul: Saul -- Occurrence 14 of 25.">wə-šā-’ūl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">but Saul</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - proper - masculine singular">Conj-w | N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2803: 1) to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to think, account <BR> 1a2) to plan, devise, mean <BR> 1a3) to charge, impute, reckon <BR> 1a4) to esteem, value, regard <BR> 1a5) to invent <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be accounted, be thought, be esteemed <BR> 1b2) to be computed, be reckoned <BR> 1b3) to be imputed <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) to think upon, consider, be mindful of <BR> 1c2) to think to do, devise, plan <BR> 1c3) to count, reckon <BR> 1d) (Hithpael) to be considered">2803</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2803 -- Occurrence 34 of 124">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">חָשַׁ֔ב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/chashav_2803.htm" title="cha·Shav,: planned -- Occurrence 1 of 8.">ḥā-šaḇ,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">thought</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Perf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5307: 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to fall <BR> 1a2) to fall (of violent death) <BR> 1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before <BR> 1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of <BR> 1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result <BR> 1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to <BR> 1a7) to lie, lie prostrate <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) <BR> 1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate <BR> 1b2) to overthrow <BR> 1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot <BR> 1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) <BR> 1b5) to cause to fall <BR> 1c) (Hithpael) <BR> 1c1) to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon <BR> 1c2) to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself <BR> 1d) (Pilel) to fall">5307</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5307 -- Occurrence 109 of 435">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְהַפִּ֥יל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lehappil_5307.htm" title="le·hap·Pil: fall -- Occurrence 1 of 5.">lə-hap-pîl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to make fall</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct">Prep-l | V-Hifil-Inf</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative">853</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 853 -- Occurrence 5603 of 11050">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶת־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/et_853.htm" title="'et-: - -- Occurrence 3426 of 7034.">’eṯ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Direct object marker">DirObjM</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1732: David = 'beloved'<BR> 1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel">1732</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1732 -- Occurrence 69 of 1075">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">דָּוִ֖ד<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/david_1732.htm" title="da·Vid: David -- Occurrence 56 of 844.">dā-wiḏ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">David</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3027: 1) hand <BR> 1a) hand (of man)<BR> 1b) strength, power (fig.) <BR> 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) <BR> 1d) (various special, technical senses) <BR> 1d1) sign, monument <BR> 1d2) part, fractional part, share <BR> 1d3) time, repetition <BR> 1d4) axle-trees, axle <BR> 1d5) stays, support (for laver) <BR> 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) <BR> 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) <BR> 1d8) wrists">3027</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3027 -- Occurrence 578 of 1617">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּיַד־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/beyad_3027.htm" title="be·yad-: the hand -- Occurrence 74 of 263.">bə-yaḏ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">by the hand</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Noun - feminine singular construct">Prep-b | N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistine = 'immigrants'<BR> 1) an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan">6430</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6430 -- Occurrence 155 of 288">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/pelishtim_6430.htm" title="pe·lish·Tim.: of the Philistines -- Occurrence 53 of 112.">pə-liš-tîm.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the Philistines</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine plural">N-proper-mp</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new 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href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="to·me·ru: shall say -- 559: to utter, say">תֹאמְר֣וּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1732.htm" title="le·da·vid: to David -- 1732: perhaps 'beloved one,' a son of Jesse">לְדָוִ֗ד</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/369.htm" title="ein-: does not -- 369: nothing, nought">אֵֽין־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2656.htm" title="che·fetz: desire -- 2656: delight, pleasure">חֵ֤פֶץ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4428.htm" title="lam·me·lech: the king -- 4428: king">לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4119.htm" title="be·mo·har,: dowry -- 4119: purchase price (of a wife)">בְּמֹ֔הַר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3588.htm" title="ki: except -- 3588: that, for, when">כִּ֗י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3967.htm" title="be·me·'ah: A hundred -- 3967: hundred">בְּמֵאָה֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6190.htm" title="a·re·lo·vt: foreskins -- 6190: foreskin">עָרְלֹ֣ות</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6430.htm" title="pe·lish·tim,: of the Philistines -- 6430: inhab. of Philistia">פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5358.htm" title="le·hin·na·kem: to take -- 5358: to avenge, take vengeance">לְהִנָּקֵ֖ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/341.htm" title="be·'o·ye·vei: enemies -- 341: enemy, foe ">בְּאֹיְבֵ֣י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4428.htm" title="ham·me·lech;: the king's -- 4428: king">הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7586.htm" title="ve·sha·'ul: Saul -- 7586: asked (of Yah),' first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Israelites">וְשָׁא֣וּל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2803.htm" title="cha·shav,: planned -- 2803: to think, account">חָשַׁ֔ב</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5307.htm" title="le·hap·pil: fall -- 5307: to fall, lie">לְהַפִּ֥יל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/853.htm" title="et-: -- 853: untranslatable mark of the accusative case.">אֶת־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1732.htm" title="da·vid: David -- 1732: perhaps 'beloved one,' a son of Jesse">דָּוִ֖ד</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3027.htm" title="be·yad-: the hand -- 3027: hand">בְּיַד־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6430.htm" title="pe·lish·tim.: of the Philistines -- 6430: inhab. of Philistia">פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/1_samuel/18.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7586.htm" title="Sha'uwl (shaw-ool') -- Saul, Shaul">And Saul</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="'amar (aw-mar') -- answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge">said</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="'amar (aw-mar') -- answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge">Thus shall ye say</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1732.htm" title="David (daw-veed') -- David">to David</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4428.htm" title="melek (meh'-lek) -- king, royal">The king</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2656.htm" title="chephets (khay'-fets) -- acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly">desireth</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4119.htm" title="mohar (mo'-har) -- dowry">not any dowry</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3967.htm" title="me'ah (may-aw') -- hundred((-fold), -th), + sixscore">but an hundred</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6190.htm" title="orlah (or-law') -- foreskin, + uncircumcised">foreskins</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6430.htm" title="Plishtiy (pel-ish-tee') -- Philistine">of the Philistines</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5358.htm" title="naqam (naw-kam') -- avenge(-r, self), punish, revenge (self), X surely, take vengeance">to be avenged</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4428.htm" title="melek (meh'-lek) -- king, royal">of the king's</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/341.htm" title="'oyeb (o-yabe') -- enemy, foe">enemies</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7586.htm" title="Sha'uwl (shaw-ool') -- Saul, Shaul">But Saul</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2803.htm" title="chashab (khaw-shab') -- (make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent">thought</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1732.htm" title="David (daw-veed') -- David">to make David</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5307.htm" title="naphal (naw-fal') -- be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail">fall</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3027.htm" title="yad (yawd) -- (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border">by the hand</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6430.htm" title="Plishtiy (pel-ish-tee') -- Philistine">of the Philistines</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/18.htm">שמואל א 18:25 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל כֹּֽה־תֹאמְר֣וּ לְדָוִ֗ד אֵֽין־חֵ֤פֶץ לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ בְּמֹ֔הַר כִּ֗י בְּמֵאָה֙ עָרְלֹ֣ות פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים לְהִנָּקֵ֖ם בְּאֹיְבֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְשָׁא֣וּל חָשַׁ֔ב לְהַפִּ֥יל אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד בְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/18.htm">שמואל א 18:25 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויאמר שאול כה־תאמרו לדוד אין־חפץ למלך במהר כי במאה ערלות פלשתים להנקם באיבי המלך ושאול חשב להפיל את־דוד ביד־פלשתים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/18.htm">שמואל א 18:25 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ויאמר שאול כה־תאמרו לדוד אין־חפץ למלך במהר כי במאה ערלות פלשתים להנקם באיבי המלך ושאול חשב להפיל את־דוד ביד־פלשתים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/18.htm">שמואל א 18:25 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויאמר שאול כה תאמרו לדוד אין חפץ למלך במהר כי במאה ערלות פלשתים להנקם באיבי המלך ושאול חשב להפיל את דוד ביד פלשתים׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/1_samuel/18-25.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/18.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Saul then said, "Thus you shall say to David, 'The king does not desire any dowry except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to take vengeance on the king's enemies.'" Now Saul planned to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Saul replied, "Say this to David: 'The king desires no other bride-price except 100 Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies.'" Actually, Saul intended to cause David's death at the hands of the Philistines. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">dowry</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/29-18.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 29:18</span> And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve you seven years for …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/34-12.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 34:12</span> Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/22-16.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 22:16,17</span> And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, …</a></p><p class="hdg">but an hundred That is, Thou shalt slay one hundred Philistines, and thou shalt produce their foreskins as a proof, not only that thou hast killed one hundred men, but that these are of the uncircumcised Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></p><p class="hdg">foreskins</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-26.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 17:26,36</span> And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/17-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 17:11-14</span> And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/joshua/5-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Joshua 5:3</span> And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of …</a></p><p class="hdg">to be avenged</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-24.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 14:24</span> And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured …</a></p><p class="hdg">thought</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-17.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 18:17</span> And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_samuel/17-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Samuel 17:8-11</span> For, said Hushai, you know your father and his men, that they be …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/1_samuel/18-25.htm">1 Samuel 18:25</a> • <a href="/niv/1_samuel/18-25.htm">1 Samuel 18:25 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/18-25.htm">1 Samuel 18:25 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/1_samuel/18-25.htm">1 Samuel 18:25 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/18-25.htm">1 Samuel 18:25 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/18-25.htm">1 Samuel 18:25 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/18-25.htm">1 Samuel 18:25 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/18-25.htm">1 Samuel 18:25 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/18-25.htm">1 Samuel 18:25 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/18-25.htm">1 Samuel 18:25 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/1_samuel/18-25.htm">1 Samuel 18:25 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_samuel/18-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 18:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 18:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_samuel/18-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 18:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 18:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>