1 Samuel 18:25

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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.Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.

In other translations

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.Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586כֹּה־koh-thusH3541תֹאמְרוּtomeruyou will sayH559לְדָוִדledavidto DavidH1732אֵין־'ein-notH369חֵפֶץchefetzdelightH2656לַמֶּלֶךְlamelekh[belongs] to the kingH4428בְּמֹהַרbemoharin bride-priceH4119כִּיkiforH3588בְּמֵאָהbeme'ahfor a hundredH3967עָרְלוֹתarelotforeskins ofH6190פְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtimPhilistinesH6430לְהִנָּקֵםlehinakemto avenge himselfH5358בְּאֹיְבֵיbe'oyeveion [the] enemies ofH341הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428וְשָׁאוּלvesha'uland SaulH7586חָשַׁבchashavhe plannedH2803לְהַפִּילlehapilto make fallH5307אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732בְּיַד־beyad-by [the] hand ofH3027פְּלִשְׁתִּים׃pelishtim[the] PhilistinesH6430

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: David, Saul

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