<strong>PALTI</strong> (păl'tī, Heb. <em>paltî, delivered</em>). One of the twelve spies, from the tribe of Benjamin (<bibleref ref="Num.13.9">Num.13.9</bibleref>).<br /><br />

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<strong>PALTI</strong> <strong>păl’ tī</strong> (<span class="hebrew">פַּלְטִ֖י</span>, <em>Yahweh delivers</em>). 1. Son of Raphu; a Benjamite leader sent by Moses with eleven other spies to spy out the land of Canaan (<bibleref ref="Num.13.9">Num 13:9</bibleref>).<br /><br />

2. Son of Laish; a Benjamite. Saul gave his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti after David lost favor with him (<bibleref ref="1Sam.25.44">1 Sam 25:44</bibleref> KJV PHALTI, făl’ tī). Later she was taken away from Palti and restored to David (<bibleref ref="2Sam.3.15">2 Sam 3:15</bibleref>, RSV PALTIEL, păl’ tĭ el; KJV PHALTIEL, fal’ tĭ el).

<h2>International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)</h2>

(palTi, "Yah delivers"):<br /><br />

(1) One of the "searchers" of Canaan sent by Moses (<bibleref ref="Num.13.9">Nu 13:9</bibleref>), representing Benjamin in the expedition (13:9).

(2) The man to whom Saul gave Michal, David’s wife, after the estrangement (<bibleref ref="1Sam.25.44">1Sa 25:44</bibleref>). He is "the captain of the people" of 2 Esdras 5:16 ("Phaltiel," margin "Psaltiel"). In <bibleref ref="2Sam.3.15">2Sa 3:15</bibleref>, he is named "Phaltiel" (the <span class="auto-link">[[King James Version]]</span>), "Paltiel" (the <span class="auto-link">[[Revised Version]]</span>), and is there mentioned in connection with David’s recovery of Michal.<br /><br />