1 Samuel 17:25

“The men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who is coming up? Surely to reproach Israel he comes up. And it will be that the man who strikes him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and will make the house of his father free in Israel.””

1 Samuel 17:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 17:25, word by word

The menאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
“Have you seenרְּאִיתֶםreitem

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “reitem” appears
who is coming upעֹלֶהole

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

Where else “ole” appears
to reproachחָרֵףcharef

reproach

To defy or humble someone with words, to put them to shame.

Where else “charef” appears
And it will be thatהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “haya” appears
strikes himיַכֶּyake

strike dead

To strike dead, kill.

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the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
will enrich himיַעְשְׁרֶyashre

make rich, become rich

Make rich; grow rich.

Where else “yashre” appears
with greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

Where else “gadol” appears
richesעֹשֶׁרosher

wealth

Wealth, riches.

Where else “osher” appears
and will giveיִתֶּןyiten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “yiten” appears
his daughterבִּתּbit

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “bit” appears
and will makeיַעֲשֶׂהyaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “yaase” appears
the houseבֵּיתbet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

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of his fatherאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears
freeחָפְשִׁיchafshi

free

Free: no longer a slave; also free from duties.

Where else “chafshi” appears

Translation note

“Will make the house of his father free”: the text does not say from what; it is understood from the taxes and labor that the king demanded (8:11-17).

The context

24And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from before him and were very afraid.

25 · This verse (above)

26David said to the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who strikes that Philistine and removes the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should reproach the battle lines of the living Elohim?”

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