1 Samuel 21:11

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1 Samuel 21:11


← 1 Samuel 21:10 1 Samuel 21:11 (KJV) 1 Samuel 21:12 →
And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the servantsH5650 of AchishH397 saidH559 unto him, Is not this DavidH1732 the kingH4428 of the landH776? did they not singH6030 one to another of himH2088 in dancesH4246, sayingH559, SaulH7586 hath slainH5221 his thousandsH505, and DavidH1732 his ten thousandsH7233?


Original Hebrew

וַיֹּאמְרוּ עַבְדֵי אָכִישׁ אֵלָיו הֲלֹוא־זֶה דָוִד מֶלֶךְ הָאָרֶץ הֲלֹוא לָזֶה יַעֲנוּ בַמְּחֹלֹות לֵאמֹר הִכָּה שָׁאוּל [בַּאֲלָפֹו כ] (בַּאֲלָפָיו ק) וְדָוִד [בְּרִבְבֹתֹו כ] (בְּרִבְבֹתָיו׃ ק)

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַ/יֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ
va/i.Yo.me.Ru H559 HC/Vqw3mp and/ they said
עַבְדֵ֤י
'av.Dei H5650 HNcmpc (the) servants of
אָכִישׁ֙
'a.Khish H397 HNp Achish
אֵלָ֔י/ו
'e.La/v H413 HR/Sp3ms to/ him
הֲ/לוֹא
ha./lo'- H3808 HTi/Tn ¿/ not
זֶ֥ה
zeh H2088 HPdxms (is) this
דָוִ֖ד
da.Vid H1732 HNp David
מֶ֣לֶךְ
Me.lekh H4428 HNcmsc (the) king of
הָ/אָ֑רֶץ
ha./'A.retz H776 HTd/Ncbsa the/ land
הֲ/ל֣וֹא
ha./Lo' H3808 HTi/Tn ¿/ not
לָ/זֶ֗ה
la./Zeh H2088 HR/Pdxms of/ this (one)
יַעֲנ֤וּ
ya.'a.Nu H6030 HVqi3mp do people sing
בַ/מְּחֹלוֹת֙
va./me.cho.lOt H4246 HRd/Ncfpa with (the)/ dances
לֵ/אמֹ֔ר
le./Mor H559 HR/Vqc (to)/ saying
הִכָּ֤ה
hi.Kah H5221 HVhp3ms he has struck down
שָׁאוּל֙
sha.'Ul H7586 HNp Saul
[ב/אלפ/ו כ] (בַּ/אֲלָפָ֔י/ו ק)
[ʼeleph כ] (ba./'a.la.fo/v ק) H505 כ [HR/Acbpc/Sp3ms כ] (HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms ק) ((on)/ thousands/ his ק)
וְ/דָוִ֖ד
ve./da.Vid H1732 HC/Np and/ David
[ב/רבבת/ו כ] (בְּ/רִבְבֹתָֽי/ו ק)
[rᵉbâbâh כ] (be./ri.vo.Ta/v ק) H7233 כ HR/Ncfpc/Sp3ms ((on)/ ten thousands/ his ק)
Where the Hebrew text is written one way but traditionally read another, both are shown: [written form כ] (Ketiv) and (read form ק) (Qere).
Strong's References
  • H397 — אֲכִישׁ (ʼĂkîysh, aw-keesh'): of uncertain derivation; Akish, a Philistine king; Achish.
  • H505 — אֶלֶף (ʼeleph, eh'-lef): prop, the same as אֶלֶף (ʼeleph) H504; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand; thousand.
  • H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
  • H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
  • H1732 — דָּוִד (Dâvid, daw-veed'): rarely (fully); דָּוִיד (Dâvîyd); from the same as דּוֹד (dôwd) H1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.
  • H2088 — זֶה (zeh, zeh): a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that; he, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus, very, which. Compare זֹאת (zôʼth) H2063, זֹה (zôh) H2090, זוֹ (zôw) H2097, זוּ (zûw) H2098.
  • H4246 — מְחֹלָה (mᵉchôlâh, mek-o-law'): feminine of מָחוֹל (mâchôwl) H4234; a dance; company, dances(-cing).
  • H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ (mâlak) H4427; a king; king, royal.
  • H5221 — נָכָה (nâkâh, naw-kaw'): a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively); beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.
  • H5650 — עֶבֶד (ʻebed, eh'-bed): from עָבַד (ʻâbad) H5647; a servant; [idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.
  • H6030 — עָנָה (ʻânâh, aw-naw'): a primitive root; properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce; give account, afflict (by mistake for עָנָה (ʻânâh) H6031), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for עָנָה (ʻânâh) H6031), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also בֵּית עֲנוֹת (Bêyth ʻĂnôwth) H1042, בֵּית עֲנָת (Bêyth ʻĂnâth) H1043.
  • H7233 — רְבָבָה (rᵉbâbâh, reb-aw-baw'): from רָבַב (râbab) H7231; abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite); many, million, [idiom] multiply, ten thousand.
  • H7586 — שָׁאוּל (Shâʼûwl, shaw-ool'): passive participle of שָׁאַל (shâʼal) H7592; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites; Saul, Shaul.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל (ʼel) ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
  • H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא (lôwʼ); or לֹה (lôh); (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
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Reciprocal references (2): 1 Chronicles 14:8, John 9:8

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