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1 Samuel 18:25

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1 Samuel 18:25 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר ʼâmar H559 to say שָׁא֜וּל Shâʼûwl H7586 Saul כֹּֽה kôh H3541 thus תֹאמְר֣וּ ʼâmar H559 to say לְדָוִ֗ד Dâvid H1732 David אֵֽין ʼayin H369 nothing חֵ֤פֶץ chêphets H2656 delight לַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ melek H4428 king בְּמֹ֔הַר môhar H4119 purchase price כִּ֗י kîy H3588 that בְּמֵאָה֙ mêʼâh H3967 hundred עָרְל֣וֹת ʻorlâh H6190 foreskin פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים Pᵉlishtîy H6430 Philistine לְהִנָּקֵ֖ם nâqam H5358 to avenge בְּאֹיְבֵ֣י ʼôyêb H341 enemy הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ melek H4428 king וְשָׁא֣וּל Shâʼûwl H7586 Saul חָשַׁ֔ב châshab H2803 to think לְהַפִּ֥יל nâphal H5307 to fall אֶת ʼêth H853 - דָּוִ֖ד Dâvid H1732 David בְּיַד yâd H3027 hand פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים Pᵉlishtîy H6430 Philistine

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    Saul said, Thus shall you tell David, The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And Saul said, “Thus you shall say to David, ‘ no desire to the king for a bride-price except for a hundred foreskins of Philistines, to be avenged against the enemies of the king.’” (Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.)

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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