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1 Samuel 21:11

But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
1 Samuel 21:11
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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)

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ עַבְדֵ֤י אָכִישׁ֙ אֵלָ֔יו הֲלוֹא־זֶ֥ה דָוִ֖ד מֶ֣לֶךְ הָאָ֑רֶץ הֲל֣וֹא לָזֶ֗ה יַעֲנ֤וּ בַמְּחֹלוֹת֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ בַּאֲלָפָ֔יו וְדָוִ֖ד בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃

  1. וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. עַבְדֵ֤י'av.Dei“[the] servants of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  3. אָכִישׁ֙'a.Khish“Achish”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אָכִישׁ · “Achish” · Strong's H0397
  4. אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. הֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-“¿ not”
    Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  6. זֶ֥הzeh“[is] this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  7. דָוִ֖דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  8. מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh“[the] king of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  9. הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  10. הֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'“¿ not”
    Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  11. לָזֶ֗הla.Zeh“of this [one]”
    Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  12. יַעֲנ֤וּya.'a.Nu“do people sing”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָנָה · “to sing” · Strong's H6030C
  13. בַמְּחֹלוֹת֙va.me.cho.lOt“with <the> dances”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מְחוֹלָה · “dance” · Strong's H4246
  14. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  15. הִכָּ֤הhi.Kah“he has struck down”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  16. שָׁאוּל֙sha.'Ul“Saul”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
  17. בַּאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'a.la.fov“<on> thousands his”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶ֫לֶף · “thousand” · Strong's H0505G
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  18. וְדָוִ֖דve.da.Vid“and David”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  19. בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃be.ri.vo.Tav“<on> ten thousands his”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רְבָבָה · “myriad” · Strong's H7233
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)