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1 Samuel 18:25

Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.

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ASV

And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but a 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.

KJV

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.

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
שָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586 →
כֹּֽה־koh-thusH3541 →
תֹאמְר֣וּto.me.Ruyou will sayH559 →
לְדָוִ֗דle.da.Vidto DavidH1732 →
אֵֽין־'ein-notH369 →
חֵ֤פֶץChe.fetzdelightH2656 →
לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekh[belongs] to the kingH4428 →
בְּמֹ֔הַרbe.Mo.harin bride-priceH4119 →
כִּ֗יKiforH3588 →
בְּמֵאָה֙be.me.'Ahfor a hundredH3967 →
עָרְל֣וֹתa.re.Lotforeskins ofH6190 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimPhilistinesH6430 →
לְהִנָּקֵ֖םle.hi.na.Kemto avenge himselfH5358 →
בְּאֹיְבֵ֣יbe.'o.ye.Veion [the] enemies ofH341 →
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'Uland SaulH7586 →
חָשַׁ֔בcha.Shavhe plannedH2803 →
לְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.Pilto make fallH5307 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
דָּוִ֖דda.VidDavidH1732 →
בְּיַד־be.yad-by [the] hand ofH3027 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430 →

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1 Samuel 14:24Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.Genesis 34:12Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”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.”Exodus 22:17If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin.2 Samuel 3:14Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”1 Samuel 17:36Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”Exodus 22:16–17If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife.Genesis 17:11–14You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.1 Samuel 17:26David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”2 Samuel 17:8–11He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.Genesis 29:18Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”Joshua 5:3So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.Hosea 3:2So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.1 Samuel 18:13Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,Numbers 35:20Likewise, if anyone maliciously pushes another or intentionally throws an object at him and kills him,2 Samuel 11:15In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.”2 Samuel 19:9And all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing, “The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom.

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