1 Samuel 18:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The womenהַנָּשִׁ֥ים
(han·na·shim)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
sang 
 
6031b: to singa prim. root
as they played,הַֽמְשַׂחֲקֹ֖ות
(ham·sa·cha·ko·vt)
7832: to laugha prim. root
and said,וַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָ
(vat·to·mar·na;)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Saulשָׁאוּל֙
(sha·'ul)
7586: "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr.from shaal
has slainהִכָּ֤ה
(hik·kah)
5221: to smitea prim. root
his thousands,(בַּאֲלָפָ֔יו
(ba·'a·la·fav,)
505: a thousanda prim. root
And Davidוְדָוִ֖ד
(ve·da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
his ten thousands."בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃
(be·riv·vo·tav.)
7233: multitude, myriad, ten thousandfrom rabab


















KJV Lexicon
And the women
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
answered
`anah  (aw-naw')
to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
one another as they played
sachaq  (saw-khak')
to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play -- deride, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mock(-er), play, rejoice, (laugh to) scorn, be in (make) sport.
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Saul
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
hath slain
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
his thousands
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
and David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
his ten thousands
rbabah  (reb-aw-baw')
abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite) -- many, million, multiply, ten thousand.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The women sang as they played, and said, "Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands."

King James Bible
And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As they celebrated, the women sang: Saul has killed his thousands, but David his tens of thousands.

International Standard Version
As the women sang and played, they said, "Saul has struck down his thousands but David his ten thousands."

NET Bible
The women who were playing the music sang, "Saul has struck down his thousands, but David his tens of thousands!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The women who were celebrating sang, "Saul has defeated thousands but David tens of thousands!"

King James 2000 Bible
And the women sang to one another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
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