1 Samuel
1 Samuel 18:27
27David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David | דָּוִ֜ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and his men | וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו | wa·’ă·nā·šāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H582 man, mankind |
| went out | וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ׀ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| and killed | וַיַּ֣ךְ | way·yaḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| two hundred | מָאתַ֣יִם | mā·ṯa·yim | Number - fd | H3967 hundred |
| Philistines | בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֮ | bap·pə·liš·tîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| He | דָוִד֙ | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| brought | וַיָּבֵ֤א | way·yā·ḇê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| their foreskins | עָרְלֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם | ‘ā·rə·lō·ṯê·hem | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6190 foreskin |
| and presented them as payment in full | וַיְמַלְא֣וּם | way·mal·’ūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural | H4390 be full, fill |
| to become | בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ | bam·me·leḵ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| the king’s | לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | lam·me·leḵ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| son-in-law | לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן | lə·hiṯ·ḥat·tên | Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | H2859 wife's father |
| Then Saul | שָׁא֛וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| gave | וַיִּתֶּן־ | way·yit·ten- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| his daughter | בִּתּ֖וֹ | bit·tōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1323 daughter |
| Michal | מִיכַ֥ל | mî·ḵal | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4324 Mikal |
| to | ל֥וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular |
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