Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons in the days of Saul. And Jesse was old and well along in years. Young's Literal Translation And David [is] son of this Ephrathite of Beth-Lehem-Judah, whose name [is] Jesse, and he hath eight sons, and the man in the days of Saul hath become aged among men; King James Bible Now David [was] the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name [was] Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men [for] an old man in the days of Saul. Hebrew Now Davidוְדָוִד֩ (wə·ḏā·wiḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse was the son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of a man אִ֨ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person named וּשְׁמ֣וֹ (ū·šə·mōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name Jesse, יִשַׁ֔י (yi·šay) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3448: Jesse -- father of David an Ephrathite אֶפְרָתִ֜י (’ep̄·rā·ṯî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 673: Ephraimite -- a descendant of Ephraim, also an inhabitant of Ephrath from מִבֵּ֥ית (mib·bêṯ) Preposition Strong's Hebrew Bethlehem לֶ֙חֶם֙ (le·ḥem) Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1035: Bethlehem -- 'place of bread', a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulun of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites who had וְל֖וֹ (wə·lōw) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew eight שְׁמֹנָ֣ה (šə·mō·nāh) Number - masculine singular Strong's 8083: A cardinal number, eight, eighth sons בָנִ֑ים (ḇā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son in the days בִּימֵ֣י (bî·mê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3117: A day of Saul. שָׁא֔וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites And Jesse was old זָקֵ֖ן (zā·qên) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2204: To be or become old and advanced [in years]. בָּ֥א (bā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go |