Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bibleand said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’? Young's Literal Translation And David saith to Saul, ‘Why dost thou hear the words of man, saying, Lo, David is seeking thine evil? King James Bible And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt? Hebrew andדָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to Saul, לְשָׁא֔וּל (lə·šā·’ūl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites “Why לָ֧מָּה (lām·māh) Preposition-l | Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what do you listen תִשְׁמַ֛ע (ṯiš·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to the words דִּבְרֵ֥י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of men אָדָ֖ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being who say, לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘Look, הִנֵּ֣ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! David דָוִ֔ד (ḏā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse intends מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ (mə·ḇaq·qêš) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after to harm you’? רָעָתֶֽךָ׃ (rā·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil |