Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut David said to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD, Young's Literal Translation And David saith unto Michal, ‘—Before Jehovah, who fixed on me above thy father, and above all his house, to appoint me leader over the people of Jehovah, and over Israel,—yea, I played before Jehovah; King James Bible And David said unto Michal, [It was] before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD. Hebrew But Davidדָּוִד֮ (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Michal, מִיכַל֒ (mî·ḵal) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4324: Michal -- wife of David “I was dancing before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel who אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that chose בָּֽחַר־ (bā·ḥar-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 977: To try, select me בִּ֤י (bî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew over your father מֵֽאָבִיךְ֙ (mê·’ā·ḇîḵ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 1: Father and all וּמִכָּל־ (ū·mik·kāl-) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every his house בֵּית֔וֹ (bê·ṯōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house when He appointed לְצַוֺּ֨ת (lə·ṣaw·wōṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order me אֹתִ֥י (’ō·ṯî) Direct object marker | first person common singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case ruler נָגִ֛יד (nā·ḡîḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5057: A commander, civil, military, religious, honorable themes over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the LORD’s יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel people עַ֥ם (‘am) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc I will celebrate וְשִׂחַקְתִּ֖י (wə·śi·ḥaq·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7832: To laugh, to play before לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the LORD, יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel |