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# the king of Israel has

David speaks as if the king was another person to show respect to Saul. Alternate translation: "you have" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-pronouns]])

# do not let my blood fall to the earth

This is a polite way of saying "do not kill me." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]])

# the one flea

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/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains

Saul is chasing David as if he were hunting a valuable wild bird. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-unknown]])