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Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then David David Noun H1732 דָּוִ֖ד da·vid
Analysis:
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returned break Verb H7725 וַיָּ֥שָׁב vai·ya·shav
to bless abundantly Verb H1288 לְבָרֵ֣ךְ le·va·rech
his household court Noun H1004 בֵּיתֹ֑ו bei·tov;
And Michal Michal Noun H4324 מִיכַ֤ל mi·chal
the daughter apple Noun H1323 בַּת־ bat-
of Saul Saul Noun H7586 שָׁאוּל֙ sha·'ul
Analysis:
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came out after Verb H3318 וַתֵּצֵ֞א vat·te·tze
David David Noun H1732 דָּוִ֔ד da·vid,
Analysis:
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and said answer Verb H559 וַתֹּ֗אמֶר vat·to·mer
How how long Pronoun H4100 מַה־ mah-
was the king king Noun H4428 מֶ֣לֶךְ me·lech
of Israel Israel Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל yis·ra·'el
Analysis:
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How glorious abounding with Verb H3513 נִּכְבַּ֨ד nich·bad
to day age Noun H3117 הַיֹּ֜ום hai·yo·vm
who uncovered advertise Verb H1540 נִגְלָ֤ה nig·lah
himself to day age Noun H3117 הַיֹּום֙ hai·yo·vm
in the eyes affliction Noun H5869 לְעֵינֵ֨י le·'ei·nei
of his servants bondage Noun H5650 עֲבָדָ֔יו a·va·dav,
of the handmaids bondmaid Noun H519 אַמְהֹ֣ות am·ho·vt
as one a Adjective H259 אַחַ֥ד a·chad
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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of the vain fellows emptied Adjective H7386 הָרֵקִֽים׃ ha·re·kim.
shamelessly advertise Verb H1540 כְּהִגָּלֹ֥ות ke·hig·ga·lo·vt
uncovereth advertise Verb H1540 נִגְלֹ֖ות nig·lo·vt

Locations

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

People

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

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King James Bible Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!
Hebrew Greek English Then But when David returned to bless his household. And household, Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, David and said, How glorious was "How the king of Israel to day, who distinguished himself today! He uncovered himself to day today in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, servants' maids as one of the vain fellows foolish ones shamelessly uncovereth himself!uncovers himself!"
New American Standard Bible 1995 Then But when David returned to bless his household. And household, Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, David and said, How glorious was "How the king of Israel to day, who distinguished himself today! He uncovered himself to day today in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, servants' maids as one of the vain fellows foolish ones shamelessly uncovereth himself!uncovers himself!"