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1 Samuel 21:11

But 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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ASV

And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands?

KJV

And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
עַבְדֵ֤י'av.Dei[the] servants ofH5650 →
אָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishAchishH397 →
אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto himH413 →
הֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-¿ notH3808 →
זֶ֥הzeh[is] thisH2088 →
דָוִ֖דda.VidDavidH1732 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776 →
הֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'¿ notH3808 →
לָזֶ֗הla.Zehof this [one]H2088 →
יַעֲנ֤וּya.'a.Nudo people singH6030 →
בַמְּחֹלוֹת֙va.me.cho.lOtwith <the> dancesH4246 →
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
הִכָּ֤הhi.Kahhe has struck downH5221 →
שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586 →
בַּאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'a.la.fov<on> thousands hisH505 →
וְדָוִ֖דve.da.Vidand DavidH1732 →
בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃be.ri.vo.Tav<on> ten thousands hisH7233 →

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1 Samuel 29:5Is this not the David about whom they sing in their dances: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”1 Samuel 18:7And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”Psalms 56:1–13Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.1 Chronicles 14:8When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went out to face them.1 Samuel 16:1Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”1 Samuel 18:7–8And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”John 9:8At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”

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