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1 Samuel 18:6

As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.
1 Samuel 18:6
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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)

וַיְהִ֣י בְּבוֹאָ֗ם בְּשׁ֤וּב דָּוִד֙ מֵהַכּ֣וֹת אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה הַנָּשִׁ֜ים מִכָּל־עָרֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לָשִׁ֣יר וְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹת לִקְרַ֖את שָׁא֣וּל הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ בְּתֻפִּ֥ים בְּשִׂמְחָ֖ה וּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃

  1. וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. בְּבוֹאָ֗םbe.vo.'Am“when came they”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  3. בְּשׁ֤וּבbe.Shuv“when returned”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  4. דָּוִד֙da.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  5. מֵהַכּ֣וֹתme.ha.Kot“from striking down”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.Ti“the Philistine”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from פְּלִשְׁתִּי · “Philistine” · Strong's H6430G
  8. וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָהva.te.Tze.nah“and they came out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  9. הַנָּשִׁ֜יםha.na.Shim“the women”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
  10. מִכָּל־mi.kol“from all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  11. עָרֵ֤י'a.Rei“[the] cities of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  12. יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  13. לָשִׁ֣ירla.shor“to sing”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שִׁיר · “to sing” · Strong's H7891
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  14. וְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹתve.ha.me.cho.Lot“and the dancing”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מְחוֹלָה · “dance” · Strong's H4246
  15. לִקְרַ֖אתlik.Rat“to meet”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from קָרָא · “meet” · Strong's H7122G
  16. שָׁא֣וּלsha.'Ul“Saul”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
  17. הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  18. בְּתֻפִּ֥יםbe.tu.Pim“with tambourines”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from תֹּף · “tambourine” · Strong's H8596
  19. בְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbe.sim.Chah“with joy”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שִׂמְחָה · “joy” · Strong's H8057
  20. וּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃u.ve.sha.li.Shim“and with three-stringed instruments”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁלִישׁ · “triangle” · Strong's H7991B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)