Saul Envies David
1 Samuel 18:7
In 11 translations
- BSB
- And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
- KJV
- And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
- WEB
- The women sang to one another as they played, and said, “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.”
- ASV
- And the women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands.
- LSV
- and the women answer—those playing, and say, “Saul has struck among his thousands, || And David among his myriads.”
- YLT
- and the women answer — those playing, and say, 'Saul hath smitten among his thousands, And David among his myriads.'
- DBY
- And the women answered [one another] as they played, and said, Saul hath smitten his thousands, And David his ten thousands.
- DRC
- And the women sung as they played, and they said: I Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
- GNV
- And the women sang by course in their play, and sayd, Saul hath slayne his thousand, and Dauid his ten thousand.
- JPS
- And the women sang one to another in their play, and said: Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
- LXXE
- And the women began the strain, and said, Saul has smitten his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
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- Written (Ketiv): בְּאַלְפּוֹ (“on thousand his”). Read aloud (Qere): בַּאֲלָפָ֔יו (“on thousands his”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
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- Leningrad Codex reads בַּאֲלָפָ֔ו; read aloud (Qere) reads בַּאֲלָפָ֔יו (“on thousands his”).
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַֽתַּעֲנֶ֛ינָה הַנָּשִׁ֥ים הַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹת וַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָ הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ באלפו וְדָוִ֖ד בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃Read aloud as (qere): בַּאֲלָפָ֔יו
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἐξῆρχον αἱ γυναῖκες, καὶ ἔλεγον, ἐπάταξε Σαοὺλ ἐν χιλιάσιν αὐτοῦ, καὶ Δαυὶδ ἐν μυριάσιν αὐτοῦ.
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- 1 Samuel 21:11But 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 29:5Is this not the David about whom they sing in their dances: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
- Exodus 15:21And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”
- Psalms 24:7–8Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
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