But Saulוְשָׁאוּלhad givenנָתַןMichalמִיכַלhis daughter,בִּתּוֹDavid’sדָּוִדwife,אֵשֶׁתto Paltiלְפַלְטִיsonבֶןof Laish,לַיִשׁwhoאֲשֶׁרwas from Gallim.מִגַּלִּים
1 Samuel 25:44
Study it in the app“But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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".
Where else “shaul” appears- had givenנָתַןnatan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appears- Michalמִיכַלmichal
Michal
Michal, the younger daughter of King Saul and wife of David (1 Samuel 14:49; 18:27).
Where else “michal” appears- his daughterבִּתּbit
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bit” appears- David’sדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- wifeאֵשֶׁתeshet
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “eshet” appears- 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."
Where else “falti” appears- sonבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- 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."
Where else “layish” appears- was from Gallimגַּלִּיםgalim
Gallim
Gallim: a town of Benjamin, north of Jerusalem. It means "heaps".
Where else “galim” appears
The context
43David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and both of them became his wives.
44 · This verse (above)