New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Samuel 18:3-8
4Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083strippedוַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁ֣טvai.yit.pa.ShetH6584himself of the robeהַמְּעִיל֙ha.me.'IlH4598that was on him and gaveוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414it to Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732,with his militaryH4055gearH4055,includingH5704his swordחַרְבּ֥וֹchar.BoH2719,his bowקַשְׁתּ֖וֹkash.ToH7198,and his beltחֲגֹרֽוֹ׃cha.go.RoH2290.
5And Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732wentוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318into battlewhereverבְּכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨רbe.Khol 'a.SherH3605H834Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586sentיִשְׁלָחֶ֤נּוּyish.la.Che.nuH7971him, and alwaysachievedH7919successH7919;so Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586putוַיְשִׂמֵ֣הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him inH5921chargeH5921ofH5921the menH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421.And it was pleasingוַיִּיטַב֙vai.yi.TavH3190in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and alsoוְגַ֕םve.GamH1571in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Saul’sשָׁאֽוּל׃ פsha.'UlH7586servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650.
6Now it happenedוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961as they were comingבְּבוֹאָ֗םbe.vo.'AmH935,when Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732returnedבְּשׁ֤וּבbe.ShuvH7725from killingמֵהַכּ֣וֹתme.ha.KotH5221the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, thatthe womenהַנָּשִׁ֜יםha.na.ShimH802cameH3318outH3318of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,singingלָשִׁ֣ירla.shorH7891and dancingוְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹתve.ha.me.cho.LotH4246,to meetלִקְרַ֖אתlik.RatH7122Kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586,with tambourinesבְּתֻפִּ֥יםbe.tu.PimH8596,with joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbe.sim.ChahH8057and with othermusicalH7991instrumentsH7991.
7The womenהַנָּשִׁ֥יםha.na.ShimH802sangH6031as theyplayedהַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹתham.sa.cha.KotH7832,and saidוַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָva.to.Mar.naH559, “Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586has slainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221his thousandsבַּאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'el.fovH505,And Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732his tenH7233thousandsבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃be.ri.vo.TavH7233.”
8Then Saulלְשָׁא֜וּלle.sha.'UlH7586becameH2734veryמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966angryH2734,for thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088lyricהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697displeasedוַיֵּ֤רַע בְּעֵינָיו֙vai.Ye.ra' be.'ei.NavH7489H5869him; and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “They have givenנָתְנ֤וּna.te.NuH5414Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732credit fortenרְבָב֔וֹתre.va.VotH7233thousandsH7233,but to me they have givenנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414credit for onlythousandsהָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.FimH505! Now whatmoreוְע֥וֹדve.'odH5750can he have but thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃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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