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1 Samuel 18:23
🇮🇱 BIBLICAL HEBREW

📖 King James Version

And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

🔤 Interlinear Analysis — Hebrew (BDB)

# Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Translation Definition
1 וַֽ/יְדַבְּר֞וּ דָּבַר H1696 HC/Vpw3mp דָּבַר a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue: answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, X well, X work.
2 עַבְדֵ֤י עָ֫בֶד H5650 HNcmpc עָ֫בֶד from עָבַד; a servant: X bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
3 שָׁאוּל֙ שָׁאוּל H7586 HNp שָׁאוּל passive participle of שָׁאַל; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites: Saul, Shaul.
4 בְּ/אָזְנֵ֣י אֹ֫זֶן H241 HR/Ncfdc אֹ֫זֶן from הֶאֱזִין; broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man): + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
5 דָוִ֔ד דָּוִיד H1732 HNp דָּוִיד rarely (fully); Daviyd; from the same as דּוֹד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse: David.
6 אֶת אוֹת H853 HTo אוֹת apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely): (as such unrepresented in English).
7 הַ/דְּבָרִ֖ים דָּבָר H1697 HTd/Ncmpa דָּבָר from דָּבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause: act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.
8 הָ/אֵ֑לֶּה אֵ֫לֶּה H428 HTd/Pdxcp אֵ֫לֶּה prolonged from אֵל; these or those: an- (the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).
9 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אָמַר H559 HC/Vqw3ms אָמַר a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude): answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
10 דָּוִ֗ד דָּוִיד H1732 HNp דָּוִיד rarely (fully); Daviyd; from the same as דּוֹד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse: David.
11 הַֽ/נְקַלָּ֤ה קָלַל H7043 HTi/VNrfsa קָלַל a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.): abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-)curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem, thing), X slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make, re-)vile, whet.
12 בְ/עֵֽינֵי/כֶם֙ עַ֫יִן H5869 HR/Ncbdc/Sp2mp עַ֫יִן probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape): affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, + displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, + favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him, + humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), X me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, + regard, resemblance, sight, X thee, X them, + think, X us, well, X you(-rselves).
13 הִתְחַתֵּ֣ן חָתַן H2859 HVtc חָתַן a primitive root; to give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage: join in affinity, father in law, make marriages, mother in law, son in law.
14 בַּ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ מֶ֫לֶך H4428 HRd/Ncmsa מֶ֫לֶך from מָלַך; a king: king, royal.
15 וְ/אָנֹכִ֖י אָנֹכִי H595 HC/Pp1cs אָנֹכִי; a primitive pro.; I: I, me, X which.
16 אִֽישׁ אּישׁ H376 HNcmsa אּישׁ contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation): also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare נָשִׁים.
17 רָ֥שׁ רוּשׁ H7326 HVqrmsa רוּשׁ a primitive root; to be destitute: lack, needy, (make self) poor (man).
18 וְ/נִקְלֶֽה קָלָה H7034 HC/VNrmsa קָלָה a primitive root; to be light (as implied in rapid motion), but figuratively, only (be (causatively, hold) in contempt): base, contemn, despise, lightly esteem, set light, seem vile.