דָוִ֔ד

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 דָוִ֔ד

   da-VID

   David
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 בְּאָזְנֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד

   be-oz-NE da-VID

   in the ears of David
3. clause🔊 וַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּ עַבְדֵ֤י שָׁאוּל֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה

   va-ye-da-be-RU av-DE sha-UL be-oz-NE da-VID et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le

   and they spoke servants of Saul in the ears of David {direct object} the words these
4. sentence🔊 וַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּ עַבְדֵ֤י שָׁאוּל֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד הַֽנְקַלָּ֤ה בְעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ הִתְחַתֵּ֣ן בַּמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְאָנֹכִ֖י אִֽישׁ־רָ֥שׁ וְנִקְלֶֽה׃

   va-ye-da-be-RU av-DE sha-UL be-oz-NE da-VID et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le va-yo-MER da-VID han-ka-LA ve-e-ne-KHEM hit-khat-TEN ba-ME-lekh ve-a-no-KHI ish-RASH ve-nik-LE

   and they spoke servants of Saul in the ears of David {direct object} the words these and he said David is it a light thing in your eyes to become son-in-law to the king and I a man poor and lightly regarded

Exegesis

The subject avdei Saul {עַבְדֵ֤י שָׁאוּל֙ | ʿăḇdê šāʾûl} ‘servants of Saul’ precedes the prepositional phrase beoznei David {בְּאָזְנֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד | bəʾôznê dāwîḏ} ‘in the ears of David’, indicating audience focus.

Root and etymology

d-w-d🔊 ד־ו־ד