1 Samuel 25:44

“But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.”

1 Samuel 25:44 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 25:44, word by word

But 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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had givenנָתַןnatan

give

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

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Michalמִיכַלmichal

Michal

Michal, the younger daughter of King Saul and wife of David (1 Samuel 14:49; 18:27).

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his daughterבִּתּbit

daughter

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

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David’sדָּוִדdavid

David

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

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wifeאֵשֶׁתeshet

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

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to Paltiפַלְטִיfalti

Palti

Palti, the name of two men: a scout from the tribe of Benjamin (Numbers 13:9) and the son of Laish to whom Saul gave his daughter Michal (1 Samuel 25:44). It means "delivered."

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sonבֶןven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Laishלַיִשׁlayish

Laish

Laish: (1) a city in the far north that the Danites took and called Dan (Judges 18:29); (2) a man of Gallim, father of Palti (1 Samuel 25:44). The name means "lion."

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was from Gallimגַּלִּיםgalim

Gallim

Gallim: a town of Benjamin, north of Jerusalem. It means "heaps".

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The context

43David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and both of them became his wives.

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