1 Samuel 21:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But the servants 
 
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
of Achishאָכִ֖ישׁ
(a·chish)
397: king of Gathof uncertain derivation
said 
 
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to him, "Is this 
 
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
not Davidדָּוִ֔ד
(da·vid,)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
the kingמֶ֥לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of the land? 
 
776: earth, landa prim. root
Did they not sing 
 
6031b: to singa prim. root
of this one 
 
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
as they danced, 
 
4246: a dancefem. of machol
saying, 
 
559: to utter, saya prim. root
'Saulשָׁא֑וּל
(sha·'ul;)
7586: "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr.from shaal
has slain 
 
5221: to smitea prim. root
his thousands, 
 
505: a thousanda prim. root
And David 
 
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
his ten thousands'?" 
 
7233: multitude, myriad, ten thousandfrom rabab


















KJV Lexicon
And the servants
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
of Achish
'Akiysh  (aw-keesh')
Akish, a Philistine king -- Achish.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto him Is not this David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
did they not sing
`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 to another of him
zeh  (zeh)
the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
in dances
mchowlah  (mek-o-law')
a dance -- company, dances(-cing).
saying
'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
But the servants of Achish said to him, "Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing of this one as they danced, saying, 'Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands '?"

King James Bible
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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Achish's servants said to him, "Isn't this David, the king of the land? Don't they sing about him during their dances: Saul has killed his thousands, but David his tens of thousands?"

International Standard Version
The officials of Achish told him, "Isn't this David, king of the land? Isn't this the one about whom they sang as they danced, 'Saul has struck down his thousands, but David his ten thousands'?"

NET Bible
The servants of Achish said to him, "Isn't this David, the king of the land? Isn't he the one that they sing about when they dance, saying, 'Saul struck down his thousands, But David his tens of thousands'?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Achish's officers asked, "Isn't this David, the king of [his] country? He's the one they used to sing about in the dances: 'Saul has defeated thousands but David tens of thousands.'"

King James 2000 Bible
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 has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
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