Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAs 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 troopsוַיְהִ֣י (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 |