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# you, let my master the king listen to the words of his servant ... the king of Israel
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David speaks as if he and the king were other people to show respect to Saul. Alternate translation: "you my king, listen to my words ... you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-pronouns]])
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# do not let my blood fall to the earth
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This is a polite way of saying "do not kill me." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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# the one flea
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David uses the word "flea" as a metaphor for a person, himself, who cannot do any great harm. Alternate translation: "this single flea" or "me, and I cannot harm you any more than one flea can" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains
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Saul is chasing David as if he were hunting a valuable wild bird. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
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