Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.” Young's Literal Translation And David sendeth messengers unto Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, saying, ‘Give up my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself with a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.’ King James Bible And 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. Hebrew Then Davidדָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse sent וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out messengers מַלְאָכִ֔ים (mal·’ā·ḵîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel to say לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Ish-bosheth בֹּ֥שֶׁת (bō·šeṯ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 378: Ish-bosheth -- 'man of shame', a son of Saul and king of Israel son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Saul, שָׁא֖וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites “Give תְּנָ֤ה (tə·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set me back my wife, אִשְׁתִּי֙ (’iš·tî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female Michal, מִיכַ֔ל (mî·ḵal) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4324: Michal -- wife of David whom אֲשֶׁר֙ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I betrothed אֵרַ֣שְׂתִּי (’ê·raś·tî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 781: To engage for, matrimony to myself לִ֔י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew for a hundred בְּמֵאָ֖ה (bə·mê·’āh) Preposition-b | Number - feminine singular Strong's 3967: A hundred Philistine פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ (pə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia foreskins.” עָרְל֥וֹת (‘ā·rə·lō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 6190: The prepuce |