1 Samuel

1 Samuel 18:23

²³But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But when Saul’s	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
servants	עַבְדֵ֤י	‘aḇ·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5650 slave, servant
relayed	וַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּ	way·ḏab·bə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1696 speak
these	הָאֵ֑לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
words	הַדְּבָרִ֖ים	had·də·ḇā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
to David	דָוִ֔ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
he	דָּוִ֗ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
replied	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Does it seem trivial	הַֽנְקַלָּ֤ה	han·qal·lāh	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
in your sight	בְעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙	ḇə·‘ê·nê·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine plural	H5869 eye
to be the son-in-law	הִתְחַתֵּ֣ן	hiṯ·ḥat·tên	Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H2859 wife's father
of the king	בַּמֶּ֔לֶךְ	bam·me·leḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
I	וְאָנֹכִ֖י	wə·’ā·nō·ḵî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am a poor	רָ֥שׁ	rāš	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7326 be in want, poor
man	אִֽישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
and lightly esteemed	וְנִקְלֶֽה׃	wə·niq·leh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H7034 belightly esteemed, dishonoured

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.