1 Samuel

1 Samuel 21:11

¹¹But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying:

‘Saul has slain his thousands,

and David his tens of thousands’?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the servants	עַבְדֵ֤י	‘aḇ·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5650 slave, servant
of Achish	אָכִישׁ֙	’ā·ḵîš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H397 Akish
said	וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to him	אֵלָ֔יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
this	זֶ֥ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
not	הֲלוֹא־	hă·lō·w-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
David	דָוִ֖ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1732 David
the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ		H4428 king
of the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ		H776 earth, land
Did they not	הֲל֣וֹא	hă·lō·w		H3808 not
sing	יַעֲנ֤וּ	ya·‘ă·nū	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6030 answer, respond
about him	לָזֶ֗ה	lā·zeh	Preposition-l; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
in their dances	בַמְּחֹלוֹת֙	ḇam·mə·ḥō·lō·wṯ		H4246 id.
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr		H559 utter, say
Saul	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
has slain	הִכָּ֤ה	hik·kāh		H5221 smite
thousands	בְּאַלְפּוֹ	bə·ʾal·pō	Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H505 thousand
and David	וְדָוִ֖ד	wə·ḏā·wiḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
tens of thousands	בְּרִבְבֹתוֹ׃	bə·ri·ḇə·ḇō·ṯō	Preposition-b; Number - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H7233 multitude, myriad, ten thousand

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 29:5 · Psalm 56:1–13 · 1 Samuel 16:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.