וַיִּ֨חַר לְשָׁא֜וּל מְאֹ֗ד וַיֵּ֤רַע בְּעֵינָיו֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר נָתְנ֤וּ לְדָוִד֙ רְבָבֹ֔ות וְלִ֥י נָתְנ֖וּ הָאֲלָפִ֑ים וְעֹ֥וד לֹ֖ו אַ֥ךְ הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃
And Shaʾul was very angry, and this matter was evil in his eyes, and he said, “They have given Dawid tens of thousands, but to me they have given the thousands. And what more does he have but the kingdom?”
Morphology
- וַיִּ֨חַר (va-yíḥar) – Root: חרה (ḥarah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he was angry”; Notes: Expresses burning anger.
- לְשָׁא֜וּל (le-Shaʾul) – Root: שאל (shaʾal); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “to Shaʾul”; Notes: Refers to the first king of Yisraʾel.
- מְאֹ֗ד (meʾod) – Root: מאד (meʾod); Form: Adverb; Translation: “very”; Notes: Intensifies the verb.
- וַיֵּ֤רַע (va-yeráʿ) – Root: רעע (raʿaʿ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it was evil”; Notes: Describes something being bad in perception.
- בְּעֵינָיו֙ (be-ʿeináv) – Root: עין (ʿayin); Form: Noun, dual with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “in his eyes”; Notes: Idiom for perception or judgment.
- הַדָּבָ֣ר (ha-davár) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Noun, masculine singular, definite; Translation: “the matter”; Notes: Refers to a specific event.
- הַזֶּ֔ה (ha-zeh) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Refers to the matter just mentioned.
- וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (va-yóʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- נָתְנ֤וּ (natnú) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “They have given”; Notes: Active form of giving.
- לְדָוִד֙ (le-Dawíd) – Root: דוד (Dawid); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “to Dawid”; Notes: Refers to the future king of Yisraʾel.
- רְבָבֹ֔ות (revavót) – Root: רבבה (rivvah); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “tens of thousands”; Notes: Indicates a large number.
- וְלִ֥י (ve-li) – Root: לי (li); Form: Preposition with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “but to me”; Notes: Contrasts what Dawid received.
- נָתְנ֖וּ (natnú) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “they have given”; Notes: Repeated for emphasis.
- הָאֲלָפִ֑ים (ha-alafím) – Root: אלף (ʾelef); Form: Noun, masculine plural, definite; Translation: “the thousands”; Notes: The definite article indicates a specific quantity.
- וְעֹ֥וד (ve-ʿod) – Root: עוד (ʿod); Form: Adverb; Translation: “And what more”; Notes: Introduces further concern.
- לֹ֖ו (lo) – Root: לו (lo); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “to him”; Notes: Refers to Dawid.
- אַ֥ךְ (ʾakh) – Root: אך (ʾakh); Form: Adverb; Translation: “but”; Notes: Expresses contrast or exclusivity.
- הַמְּלוּכָֽה (ha-melukháh) – Root: מלך (malakh); Form: Noun, feminine singular, definite; Translation: “the kingdom”; Notes: The definite article marks a specific rulership.