Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 18:3-8
4And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083אֶֽת־'et-H853removedוַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁ֣טvai.yit.pa.ShetH6584the robeהַמְּעִיל֙ha.me.'IlH4598אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he was wearingעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921and gaveוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414it to Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732,along with his tunicוּמַדָּ֕יו וְעַד־u.ma.Dav ve.'ad-H4055H5704,his swordחַרְבּ֥וֹ וְעַד־char.Bo ve.'ad-H2719H5704,his bowקַשְׁתּ֖וֹ וְעַד־kash.To ve.'ad-H7198H5704,and his beltחֲגֹרֽוֹ׃cha.go.RoH2290.
5So Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732marched outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318andprosperedיַשְׂכִּ֔ילyas.KilH7919in everythingבְּכֹל֩be.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586sent him to doיִשְׁלָחֶ֤נּוּyish.la.Che.nuH7971,and Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586set himוַיְשִׂמֵ֣הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760overעַ֖ל'alH5921the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421.And this was pleasingוַיִּיטַב֙vai.yi.TavH3190in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and of Saul’sשָׁאֽוּל׃ פsha.'UlH7586officersעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650as wellוְגַ֕ם בְּעֵינֵ֖יve.Gam be.'ei.NeiH1571H5869.
6As the troopsוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961were returning homeבְּבוֹאָ֗ם בְּשׁ֤וּבbe.vo.'Am be.ShuvH935H7725after Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732had killedמֵהַכּ֣וֹתme.ha.KotH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,the womenהַנָּשִׁ֜יםha.na.ShimH802came outוַתֵּצֶ֨אנָהva.te.Tze.nahH3318of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478to meetלִקְרַ֖אתlik.RatH7122Kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586with singingלָשִׁ֣ירla.shorH7891and dancingוְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹתve.ha.me.cho.LotH4246,with joyful songsבְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbe.sim.ChahH8057,and with tambourinesבְּתֻפִּ֥יםbe.tu.PimH8596and other instrumentsוּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃u.ve.sha.li.ShimH7991.
7And as the women dancedהַנָּשִׁ֥ים הַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹתha.na.Shim ham.sa.cha.KotH7832H802,they sang outוַֽתַּעֲנֶ֛ינָה וַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָva.ta.'a.Nei.nah va.to.Mar.naH559H6030: “Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586has slainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221histhousandsבַּאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'el.fovH505,and Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732his tens of thousandsבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃be.ri.vo.TavH7233.”
8And Saulלְשָׁא֜וּלle.sha.'UlH7586was furiousוַיִּ֨חַר מְאֹ֗דvai.Yi.char me.'OdH2734H3966and resentedוַיֵּ֤רַע בְּעֵינָיו֙vai.Ye.ra' be.'ei.NavH7489H5869thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088songהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697. “They have ascribedנָתְנ֤וּna.te.NuH5414tens of thousandsרְבָב֔וֹתre.va.VotH7233to Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,”he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “but onlyנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.FimH505to me.What moreוְע֥וֹדve.'odH5750can he havebutאַ֥ךְ'akhH389the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410?”
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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