1 Samuel 18:5

“David went out; wherever Saul sent him, he acted wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the eyes of all the people and also in the eyes of the servants of Saul.”

1 Samuel 18:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Davidדָוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

Where else “david” appears
went outיֵּצֵאyetse

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yetse” appears
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".

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sent himיִשְׁלָחֶyishlache

send

To send someone or something.

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he acted wiselyיַשְׂכִּילyaskil

succeed

For what one undertakes to turn out well.

Where else “yaskil” appears
set himיְשִׂמֵyesime

appoint

To set someone as leader, or fix something.

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the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe

man

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

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of warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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and it was goodיִּיטַבyitav

go well

For it to go well for someone: "that it may go well with you".

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in the eyesעֵינֵיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

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the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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of the servantsעַבְדֵיavde

servant

Someone who works for another, or a king's official.

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The context

4Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, and his garment, and even his sword, and even his bow, and even his belt.

5 · This verse (above)

6And it came about, as they came, when David returned from striking the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel to sing, with dances, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments.

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