2 Samuel 6:20
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Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!As soon as David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.”
In other translations
Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!As soon as David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.”
Hebrew words
וַיָּשָׁבvaiyashovand he returnedH7725דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732לְבָרֵךְlevarekhto blessH1288אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בֵּיתוֹbeitohousehold hisH1004וַתֵּצֵאvatetze'and she came outH3318מִיכַלmikhalMichalH4324בַּת־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586לִקְרַאתlikratto meetH7122דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559מַה־mah-how!H4100נִּכְבַּדnikhbadhe has honored himselfH3513הַיּוֹםhaiyomthis dayH3117מֶלֶךְmelekh[the] king ofH4428יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834נִגְלָהniglahhe has uncovered himselfH1540הַיּוֹםhaiyomthis dayH3117לְעֵינֵיle'eineito [the] eyes ofH5869אַמְהוֹת'amhot[the] maidservants ofH519עֲבָדָיו'avadavservants hisH5650כְּהִגָּלוֹתkehigalotas uncovers himselfH1540נִגְלוֹתniglotshamelessly <uncover>H1540אַחַד'achadone ofH259הָרֵקִים׃harekimthe worthless [men]H7386
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