1 Samuel 18:8
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And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”
In other translations
And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”
Hebrew words
וַיִּחַרvaiyicharand it burnedH2734לְשָׁאוּלlesha'ulto SaulH7586מְאֹדme'odexceedinglyH3966וַיֵּרַעvaiyera'and it was displeasingH7489בְּעֵינָיוbe'einavin view hisH5869הַדָּבָרhadavarthe matterH1697הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559נָתְנוּnatenuthey have ascribedH5414לְדָוִדledavidto DavidH1732רְבָבוֹתrevavotten thousandsH7233וְלִיveliand to <the> meנָתְנוּnatenuthey have ascribedH5414הָאֲלָפִיםha'alafimthe thousandsH505וְעוֹדve'odand yetH5750לוֹlofor <the> himאַךְ'akhonlyH389הַמְּלוּכָה׃hamelukhahthe kingshipH4410
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