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1 Samuel 18:17-21

17AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Behold,myelderdaughterבִתִּ֨יvi.TiH1323Merabמֵרַב֙me.RavH4764,herwillIgiveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414theetowifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802:onlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389beH1961thouvaliantforme,andfightוְהִלָּחֵ֖םve.hi.la.ChemH3898Jehovah’sbattlesH4421.ForSaulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586saidH559,Letnotmyhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027beH1961uponhim,butletthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.TimH6430beH1961uponhim.

18AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559untoSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,WhoamI,andwhatismylifeH2416,ormyfather’sאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1familyH4940inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thatIshouldbeאֶהְיֶ֥ה'eh.YehH1961son-in-lawtothekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428?

19Butitcametopassatthetimeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256whenMerabמֵרַ֥בme.RavH4764,Saul’sdaughterבַּת־bat-H1323,shouldhavebeenH1961givenH5414toDavidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732,thatshewasH1961givenH5414untoAdrielלְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לle.'ad.ri.'ElH5741theMeholathiteהַמְּחֹלָתִ֖יha.me.cho.la.TiH4259towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

20AndMichalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324,Saul’sdaughterבַּת־bat-H1323,lovedH157Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:andtheytoldH5046SaulH7586,andthethingH1697pleasedhim.

21AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,Iwillgiveאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414himher,thatshemaybeH1961asnareלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁle.mo.KeshH4170tohim,andthatthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430maybeH1961againsthim. WhereforeSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, Thou shaltthisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117beH1961myson-in-lawasecondtime.

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