1 Samuel 18:27

David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.
1 Samuel 18:27
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיָּ֨קָם דָּוִ֜ד וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ׀ ה֣וּא וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו וַיַּ֣ךְ בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֮ מָאתַ֣יִם אִישׁ֒ וַיָּבֵ֤א דָוִד֙ אֶת־עָרְלֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם וַיְמַלְא֣וּם לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּתֶּן־ל֥וֹ שָׁא֛וּל אֶת־מִיכַ֥ל בִּתּ֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ ס

  1. וַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.kom“and he arose”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
  2. דָּוִ֜דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  3. וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ׀vai.Ye.lekh“and he went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  4. ה֣וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  5. וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.Shav“and men his”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
  6. וַיַּ֣ךְvai.Yakh“and he struck down”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  7. בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֮ba.pe.lish.Tim“among the Philistines”
    Preposition with article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from פְּלִשְׁתִּי · “Philistine” · Strong's H6430G
  8. מָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yim“two hundred”
    Noun, feminine, dual, absolute · from מֵאָה · “hundred” · Strong's H3967
  9. אִישׁ֒'ish“man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  10. וַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'“and he brought”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “bring” · Strong's H0935P
  11. דָוִד֙da.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  12. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. עָרְלֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם'a.re.Lo.tei.Hem“foreskins their”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עׇרְלָה · “foreskin” · Strong's H6190H
  14. וַיְמַלְא֣וּםvay.mal.'Um“and people gave in full them”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מָלֵא · “to fill” · Strong's H4390
  15. לַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekh“to the king”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  16. לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ןle.hit.cha.Ten“to be son-in-law”
    Preposition + Verb, hithpael, infinitive construct, common · from חָתַן · “be related” · Strong's H2859B
  17. בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekh“to the king”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  18. וַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-“and he gave”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give(marriage)” · Strong's H5414O
  19. ל֥וֹlo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  20. שָׁא֛וּלsha.'Ul“Saul”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
  21. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  22. מִיכַ֥לmi.Khal“Michal”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from מִיכַל · “Michal” · Strong's H4324G
  23. בִּתּ֖וֹbi.To“daughter his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  24. לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.Shah“to a wife”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)