Verse 6
1 Samuel 18:6
Young's Literal Translation
6
And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, in David's returning from smiting the Philistine, that the women come out from all the cities of Israel to sing -- also the dancers -- to meet Saul the king, with tabrets, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֣י בְּ/בוֹאָ֗/ם בְּ/שׁ֤וּב דָּוִד֙ מֵ/הַכּ֣וֹת אֶת הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י וַ/תֵּצֶ֨אנָה הַ/נָּשִׁ֜ים מִ/כָּל עָרֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ ל/שור לָ/שִׁ֣יר וְ/הַ/מְּחֹל֔וֹת לִ/קְרַ֖את שָׁא֣וּל הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ בְּ/תֻפִּ֥ים בְּ/שִׂמְחָ֖ה וּ/בְ/שָׁלִשִֽׁים
English Translation
And when they came back from striking down the Philistine, the women came out from all the cities of Israel to sing and to dance to meet King Saul with tambourines, with joy, and with musical instruments.
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Chapter 18 Context
1
And it cometh to pass, when he finisheth to speak unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan hath been bou...
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And Saul taketh him on that day, and hath not permitted him to turn back to the house of his father.
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And Jonathan maketh -- also David -- a covenant, because he loveth him as his own soul,
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and Jonathan strippeth himself of the upper robe which [is] upon him, and giveth it to David, and hi...
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And David goeth out whithersoever Saul doth send him; he acted wisely, and Saul setteth him over the...
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And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, in David's returning from smiting the Philistine, that th...
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and the women answer -- those playing, and say, 'Saul hath smitten among his thousands, And David am...
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8
And it is displeasing to Saul exceedingly, and this thing is evil in his eyes, and he saith, 'They h...
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9
and Saul is eyeing David from that day and thenceforth.
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10
And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the spirit of sadness [from] God (Elohim) prospereth over...
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11
and Saul casteth the javelin, and saith, 'I smite through David, even through the wall;' and David t...
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12
And Saul is afraid of the presence of David, for Jehovah hath been with him, and from Saul He hath t...
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and Saul turneth him aside from him, and appointeth him to himself head of a thousand, and he goeth...
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14
And David is in all his ways acting wisely, and Jehovah [is] with him,
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and Saul seeth that he is acting very wisely, and is afraid of him,
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16
and all Israel and Judah love David when he is going out and coming in before them.
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17
And Saul saith unto David, 'Lo, my elder daughter Merab -- her I give to thee for a wife; only, be t...
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18
And David saith unto Saul, 'Who [am] I? and what my life -- the family of my father in Israel -- tha...
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19
And it cometh to pass, at the time of the giving of Merab daughter of Saul to David, that she hath b...
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20
And Michal daughter of Saul loveth David, and they declare to Saul, and the thing is right in his ey...
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and Saul saith, 'I give her to him, and she is to him for a snare, and the hand of the Philistines i...
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22
And Saul commandeth his servants, 'Speak unto David gently, saying, Lo, the king hath delighted in t...
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23
And the servants of Saul speak in the ears of David these words, and David saith, 'Is it a light thi...
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24
And the servants of Saul declare to him, saying, 'According to these words hath David spoken.'
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And Saul saith, 'Thus do ye say to David, There is no delight to the king in dowry, but in a hundred...
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And his servants declare to David these words, and the thing is right in the eyes of David, to be so...
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and David riseth and goeth, he and his men, and smiteth among the Philistines two hundred men, and D...
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And Saul seeth and knoweth that Jehovah [is] with David, and Michal daughter of Saul hath loved him,
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and Saul addeth to be afraid of the presence of David yet; and Saul is an enemy with David all the d...
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And the princes of the Philistines come out, and it cometh to pass from the time of their coming out...
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