1 Samuel 27:12
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”

Young's Literal Translation
And Achish believeth in David, saying, ‘He hath made himself utterly abhorred among his people, in Israel, and hath been to me for a servant age-during.’

King James Bible
And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.

Hebrew
So Achish
אָכִ֖ישׁ (’ā·ḵîš)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 397: Achish -- king of Gath

trusted
וַיַּאֲמֵ֥ן (way·ya·’ă·mên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 539: To confirm, support

David,
בְּדָוִ֣ד (bə·ḏā·wiḏ)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

thinking,
לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Since he has made himself repugnant
הַבְאֵ֤שׁ (haḇ·’êš)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 887: To smell bad, to be offensive

to his people
בְּעַמּ֣וֹ (bə·‘am·mōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

Israel,
בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (ḇə·yiś·rā·’êl)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

he will be
וְהָ֥יָה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

my
לִ֖י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

servant
לְעֶ֥בֶד (lə·‘e·ḇeḏ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

forever.”
עוֹלָֽם׃ (‘ō·w·lām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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