1 Samuel
1 Samuel 18:8
8And 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?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Saul | לְשָׁא֜וּל | lə·šā·’ūl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| was furious | וַיִּ֨חַר | way·yi·ḥar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2734 burn, be kindled |
| and resented | וַיֵּ֤רַע | way·yê·ra‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7489 be evil, bad |
| this | הַזֶּ֔ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| song | הַדָּבָ֣ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| They have ascribed | נָתְנ֤וּ | nā·ṯə·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| tens of thousands | רְבָב֔וֹת | rə·ḇā·ḇō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural | H7233 multitude, myriad, ten thousand |
| to David | לְדָוִד֙ | lə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| he said | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| but only | נָתְנ֖וּ | nā·ṯə·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| thousands | הָאֲלָפִ֑ים | hā·’ă·lā·p̄îm | Article; Number - masculine plural | H505 thousand |
| to me | וְלִ֥י | wə·lî | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; first person common singular | |
| What more | וְע֥וֹד | wə·‘ō·wḏ | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| can he have | ל֖וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| but | אַ֥ךְ | ’aḵ | Adverb | H389 surely |
| the kingdom | הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ | ham·mə·lū·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4410 kingship, royalty |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.