1 Samuel 18:6
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, in David’s returning from smiting the Philistine, that the women come out from all the cities of Israel to sing—also the dancers—to meet Saul the king, with tabrets, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments;

King James Bible
And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.

Hebrew
As the troops
וַיְהִ֣י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

were returning home
בְּשׁ֤וּב (bə·šūḇ)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

after David
דָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

had killed
מֵהַכּ֣וֹת (mê·hak·kō·wṯ)
Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5221: To strike

the Philistine,
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י (hap·pə·liš·tî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia

the women
הַנָּשִׁ֜ים (han·nā·šîm)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

came out
וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה (wat·tê·ṣe·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

of all
מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the cities
עָרֵ֤י (‘ā·rê)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 5892: Excitement

of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

to meet
לִקְרַ֖את (liq·raṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7122: To encounter, befall

King
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

Saul
שָׁא֣וּל (šā·’ūl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites

with singing
לָשִׁ֣יר (lā·šîr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7891: To sing

and dancing,
וְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹת (wə·ham·mə·ḥō·lō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 4246: A dance

with joyful songs,
בְּשִׂמְחָ֖ה (bə·śim·ḥāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8057: Blithesomeness, glee

and with tambourines
בְּתֻפִּ֥ים (bə·ṯup·pîm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8596: A timbrel, tambourine

and other musical instruments.
וּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃ (ū·ḇə·šā·li·šîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7991: A triple, a triangle, a three-fold measure, a general of the third rank

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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