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The king does not desire any dowry, only one hundred foreskins

AT: "The king does not desire any bride price; 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 word "foreskin" refers to the fold of skin on a man's private parts that is removed during circumcision.

to be avenged from the kings enemies

AT: "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. AT: "to have the Philistines kill David" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism, rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy, and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)