KJV King James Version
But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which [was] of Gallim.
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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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.
WEB World English Bible
Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.
ASV American Standard Version
Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Saul gave Michal his daughter, wife to David, to Phalti son of Laish, who is of Gallim.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 25
41 And she arose, and bowed herself on [her] face to the earth, and said, Behold, [let] thine handmaid [be] a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
42 And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.
43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
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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וְשָׁא֗וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulנָתַ֛ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִיכַ֥לH4324 · mi.khalMichalבִּתּ֖וֹH1323 · batdaughterאֵ֣שֶׁתH802 · ish.shahwomanדָּוִ֑דH1732 · da.vidDavidלְפַלְטִ֥יH6406 · pal.tiPaltiבֶן־H1121 · benson: childלַ֖יִשׁH3919 · la.yishLaishאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichמִגַּלִּֽים׃H1554 · gal.limGallim
Cross-references
1 Samuel 18:27Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king’s son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.2 Samuel 3:14And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver [me] my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.1 Samuel 18:20And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.Isaiah 10:30Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.
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