KJV: And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
YLT: And David saith to Saul, 'Why dost thou hear the words of man, saying, Lo, David is seeking thine evil?
Darby: And David said to Saul, Why dost thou listen to words of men, saying, Behold, David seeks thy hurt?
ASV: And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | And said |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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דָּוִד֙ | David |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel. |
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לְשָׁא֔וּל | to Saul |
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁאוּל Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel. |
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לָ֧מָּה | why |
Parse: Preposition-l, Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind. |
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תִשְׁמַ֛ע | do you listen |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey. |
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אֶת־ | - |
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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דִּבְרֵ֥י | to the words |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: דָּבָר Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing. |
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אָדָ֖ם | of men |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אָדָם Sense: man, mankind. |
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לֵאמֹ֑ר | who say |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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הִנֵּ֣ה | indeed |
Parse: Interjection Root: הִנֵּה Sense: behold, lo, see, if. |
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דָוִ֔ד | David |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel. |
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מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ | seeks |
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular Root: בָּקַשׁ Sense: to seek, require, desire, exact, request. |
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؟ רָעָתֶֽךָ | your harm |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: רַע Sense: bad, evil. |