1 Samuel

1 Samuel 29:5

⁵Is this not the David about whom they sing in their dances:

‘Saul has slain his thousands,

and David his tens of thousands’?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Is this	זֶ֣ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
not	הֲלוֹא־	hă·lō·w-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the David	דָוִ֔ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
about whom	אֲשֶׁ֧ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they sing	יַעֲנוּ־	ya·‘ă·nū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6030 answer, respond
in their dances	בַּמְּחֹל֖וֹת	bam·mə·ḥō·lō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4246 id.
Saul	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
has slain	הִכָּ֤ה	hik·kāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
thousands	בַּֽאֲלָפָ֔יו	ba·’ă·lā·p̄āw	Preposition-b; Number - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H505 thousand
and David	וְדָוִ֖ד	wə·ḏā·wiḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
his tens of thousands	בְּרִבְבֹתוֹ׃ס	bə·ri·ḇə·ḇō·ṯō	Preposition-b; Number - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H7233 multitude, myriad, ten thousand

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.