1 Samuel

1 Samuel 18:25

²⁵Saul 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Saul	שָׁא֜וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
replied	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Say	תֹאמְר֣וּ	ṯō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to David	לְדָוִ֗ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
The king	לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	lam·me·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
desires	חֵ֤פֶץ	ḥê·p̄eṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H2656 delight, pleasure
no	אֵֽין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
other dowry	בְּמֹ֔הַר	bə·mō·har	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4119 purchase-price
but	כִּ֗י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a hundred	בְּמֵאָה֙	bə·mê·’āh	Preposition-b; Number - feminine singular	H3967 hundred
Philistine	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
foreskins	עָרְל֣וֹת	‘ā·rə·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H6190 foreskin
as revenge	לְהִנָּקֵ֖ם	lə·hin·nā·qêm	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H5358 avenge, take vengeance
on his	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
enemies	בְּאֹיְבֵ֣י	bə·’ō·yə·ḇê	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H341 be hostile to
But Saul	וְשָׁא֣וּל	wə·šā·’ūl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
intended	חָשַׁ֔ב	ḥā·šaḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2803 think, account
to cause David’s	דָּוִ֖ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
death	לְהַפִּ֥יל	lə·hap·pîl	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5307 fall, lie
at the hands	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine

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