1 Samuel 18:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then Saulלְשָׁא֜וּל
(le·sha·'ul)
7586: "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr.from shaal
becameוַיִּ֨חַר
(vai·yi·char)
2734: to burn or be kindled with angera prim. root
veryמְאֹ֗ד
(me·'od)
3966: muchness, force, abundancefrom an unused word
angry, 
 
2734: to burn or be kindled with angera prim. root
for thisהַזֶּ֔ה
(haz·zeh,)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
sayingהַדָּבָ֣ר
(had·da·var)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
displeasedוַיֵּ֤רַע
(vai·ye·ra)
7489a: to be evil, baddenominative verb from ra
him; and he said,וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"They have ascribedנָתְנ֤וּ
(na·te·nu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
to Davidלְדָוִד֙
(le·da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
ten thousands,רְבָבֹ֔ות
(re·va·vo·vt,)
7233: multitude, myriad, ten thousandfrom rabab
but to me they have ascribedנָתְנ֖וּ
(na·te·nu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
thousands.הָאֲלָפִ֑ים
(ha·'a·la·fim;)
505: a thousanda prim. root
Now what moreוְעֹ֥וד
(ve·'o·vd)
5750: a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, besidefrom ud
can he have but the kingdom?"הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃
(ham·me·lu·chah.)
4410: kingship, royaltyfrom the same as melek


















KJV Lexicon
And Saul
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
was very
m`od  (meh-ode')
vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.
wroth
charah  (khaw-raw')
to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
and the saying
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
displeased
yara`  (yaw-rah')
to be broken up (with any violent action) i.e. (figuratively) to fear -- be grevious (only Isa. 15:4).
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
him and he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
They have ascribed
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
unto David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
ten thousands
rbabah  (reb-aw-baw')
abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite) -- many, million, multiply, ten thousand.
and to me they have ascribed
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
but 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 what can he have more but the kingdom
mluwkah  (mel-oo-kaw')
something ruled, i.e. a realm -- kingsom, king's, royal.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then Saul became very angry, for this saying displeased him; and he said, "They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed thousands. Now what more can he have but the kingdom?"

King James Bible
And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Saul was furious and resented this song. "They credited tens of thousands to David," he complained, "but they only credited me with thousands. What more can he have but the kingdom?"

International Standard Version
Saul was very angry and he did not like what the women sang. He told himself, "They have attributed tens of thousands to David, but to me they have attributed thousands. What else can he have but the kingdom?"

NET Bible
This made Saul very angry. The statement displeased him and he thought, "They have attributed to David tens of thousands, but to me they have attributed only thousands. What does he lack, except the kingdom?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Saul became very angry because he considered this saying to be insulting. "To David they credit tens of thousands," he said, "but to me they credit [only] a few thousand. The only thing left for David is my kingdom."

King James 2000 Bible
And Saul was very angry, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
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