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The servantsעַבְדֵיof Saulשָׁאוּלtoldוַיַּגִּדוּhim,לוֹsaying,לֵאמֹר“Words like theseכַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּהDavidדָּוִדspoke.”דִּבֶּר
1 Samuel 18:24
Study it in the app“The servants of Saul told him, saying, “Words like these David spoke.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 18:24, word by word
- The servantsעַבְדֵיavde
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avde” appears- of Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- toldיַּגִּדוּyagidu
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yagidu” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “Words like theseדְּבָרִיםdevarim
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devarim” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- spokeדִּבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears
The context
23The servants of Saul spoke in the ears of David these words, and David said, “Is it a light thing in your eyes to become son-in-law to the king, when I am a poor and despised man?”
24 · This verse (above)
25Saul said, “Thus you shall say to David: ‘The king has no delight in a bride-price, but in a hundred foreskins of Philistines, to take vengeance on the enemies of the king.’” And Saul planned to bring down David by the hand of the Philistines.