800 B
800 B
The king does not desire any dowry, only one hundred foreskins
AT: "The king does not desire any bride price; he desires only that you bring to him 100 foreskins" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis and rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
one hundred foreskins
The word "foreskin" refers to the fold of skin that covers the end of the penis.
to be avenged from the king’s enemies
AT: "to get revenge on the king's enemies" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines
Here "fall" means to die. AT: "to have the Philistines kill David" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism, rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy, and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)