en_tn/1sa/18/25.md

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The king does not desire any price for the bride except a hundred foreskins

The verb for the second phrase may be supplied from the first. Alternate translation: "The king does not desire any price for the bride; 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)

foreskins

The foreskin is a fold of skin on a man's private part that is removed during circumcision.

to be avenged from the king's enemies

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "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. The phrase "by the hand" is an idiom that tells us the means by which something will happen, in this case, David will be killed by the Philistines. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "to have the Philistines kill David" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)