King James Version

1 Samuel 25:44

But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.

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וְשָׁא֗וּלveshauland Shaulשָׁאוּלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Shaul”H7586Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesSaul, Shaul.נָתַ֛ןnatangiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מִיכַ֥לmikhalMichalמִיכָלnoun, proper name — “Michal”H4324Mikal, Saul's daughterMichal.בִּתּ֖וֹbitvodaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.אֵ֣שֶׁתesheteachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.דָּוִ֑דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.לְפַלְטִ֥יlefaltito Paltiפַּלְטִיpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Palti”H6406Palti, the name of two IsraelitesPalti, Phalti.בֶןvensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […לַ֖יִשׁlayishLaish. Compare H3889לַיִשׁnoun, proper name — “Laish. Compare H3889”H3919Laish, the name of two places in PalestineLaish. Compare H3889 (לוּשׁ).אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…מִגַּלִּֽיםmigalimfrom Gallimגַּלִּיםpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Gallim”H1554Gallim, a place in PalestineGallim.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Saul gave Michal his daughter, wife to David, to Phalti son of Laish, who [is] of Gallim.

World English Bible

Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.

Darby Translation

But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.

Douay-Rheims

But Saul gave Michol his daughter, David’s wife, to Phalti, the son of Lais, who was of Gallium.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Saul gave Melchol his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Amis who was of Romma.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ Σαοὺλ ἔδωκε Μελχὸλ τὴν θυγατέρα αὐτοῦ τὴν γυναῖκα Δαυὶδ τῷ Φαλτὶ υἱῷ Ἀμὶς τῷ ἐκ Ῥομμᾶ.