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1 Samuel 17:25

Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see this man who keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”

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ASV

And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.

KJV

And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אִ֣ישׁ'ish[the] man ofH376 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
הַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.Tem¿ have you seenH7200 →
הָאִ֤ישׁha.'Ishthe manH376 →
הָֽעֹלֶה֙ha.'o.Lehwho comes upH5927 →
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
כִּ֛יkiforH3588 →
לְחָרֵ֥ףle.cha.Refto defyH2778 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
עֹלֶ֑ה'o.Leh[he is] coming upH5927 →
וְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahand it will beH1961 →
הָאִ֨ישׁha.'Ishthe manH376 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whoH834 →
יַכֶּ֜נּוּya.Ke.nuhe will strike down himH5221 →
יַעְשְׁרֶ֥נּוּya'.she.Re.nuhe will make rich himH6238 →
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
עֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherrich[es]H6239 →
גָּד֗וֹלga.DolgreatH1419 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
בִּתּוֹ֙bi.Todaughter hisH1323 →
יִתֶּן־yi.ten-he will giveH5414 →
ל֔וֹloto <the> him
וְאֵת֙ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
אָבִ֔יו'a.Vivfather hisH1 →
יַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.Sehhe will makeH6213 →
חָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShifreeH2670 →
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'Elin IsraelH3478 →

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1 Samuel 18:17Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”Joshua 15:16And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”Matthew 17:25“Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”Revelation 2:7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.Revelation 3:12The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.Revelation 3:5Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.Matthew 17:26“From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus declared.Revelation 3:21To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.Revelation 2:17He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.1 Samuel 18:17–27Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”Ezra 7:24And be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute, duty, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.1 Samuel 22:14Ahimelech answered the king, “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard who is honored in your house?Daniel 2:48Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.Daniel 5:7The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”Judges 1:12And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”Judges 10:18And the rulers of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever will launch the attack against the Ammonites will be the head of all who live in Gilead.”1 Samuel 17:27The people told him about the offer, saying, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.”1 Chronicles 11:6Now David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief.

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