Study it in the app“Saul was greatly incensed, and this word was evil in his eyes; and he said, “They have given to David myriads, and to me they have given the thousands; and now for him there is only the kingdom!””
Saulלְשָׁאוּלwas greatlyמְאֹדincensed,וַיִּחַרand thisהַזֶּהwordהַדָּבָרwas evilוַיֵּרַעin his eyes;בְּעֵינָיוand he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“They have givenנָתְנוּto Davidלְדָוִדmyriads,רְבָבוֹתand to meוְלִיthey have givenנָתְנוּthe thousands;הָאֲלָפִיםand nowוְעוֹדfor himלוֹthere is onlyאַךְthe kingdom!”הַמְּלוּכָה
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” appearsvery
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appearsbe angry
For a person to feel strong anger at someone or something.
Where else “yichar” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “davar” appearsdisplease
To be unpleasant to someone.
Where else “yera” appearssight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “enay” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natnu” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsten thousand, myriad
Ten thousand; a countless multitude.
Where else “revavot” appearsthousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alafim” appearskingdom, kingship
Kingdom, kingship: the power and the office of the king.
Where else “melucha” appears7The women who were making merry answered and said, “Saul has struck his thousands, and David his myriads.”
8 · This verse (above)
9And Saul was looking askance at David from that day on.
