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1 Samuel 18:17-30

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.

22AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680hisservantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, CommunewithDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732secretly,andsayH559,Behold,thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hathdelightחָפֵ֤ץcha.FetzH2654inthee,andallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650loveאֲהֵב֑וּךָ'a.he.Vu.khaH157thee:nowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258betheking’sבַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ba.Me.lekhH4428son-in-law.

23AndSaul’sservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650spakethosewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732.AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidH559, SeemethittoyoualightthingH1697tobetheking’sבַּמֶּ֔לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428son-in-law, seeingthatIamapoorרָ֥שׁrashH7326manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376,andlightlyesteemed?

24Andtheservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586toldH5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,OnthismannerH1697spakeDavidדָּוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732.

25AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shallyesayH559toDavidלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732,Thekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428desirethnotanydowry,butahundredבְּמֵאָה֙be.me.'AhH3967foreskinsעָרְל֣וֹתa.re.LotH6190ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,tobeavengedלְהִנָּקֵ֖םle.hi.na.KemH5358oftheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428enemiesבְּאֹיְבֵ֣יbe.'o.ye.VeiH341.NowSaulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586thoughttomakeDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732fallלְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.PilH5307bythehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

26Andwhenhisservantsעֲבָדָ֤יו'a.va.DavH5650toldH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732thesewordsH1697,itpleasedDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732welltobetheking’sבַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428son-in-law.Andthedaysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117werenotexpired;

27andDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andwentH935,heandhismenאִישׁ֒'ishH376,andslewofthePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֮ba.pe.lish.TimH6430twohundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menH376;andDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732broughtH935theirforeskinsעָרְלֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם'a.re.Lo.tei.HemH6190,andtheygaveH5414theminfullוַיְמַלְא֣וּםvay.mal.'UmH4390numbertothekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,thathemightbetheking’sבַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428son-in-law.AndSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586gaveH5414himMichalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324hisdaughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802.

28AndSaulH7586sawH7200andknewH3045thatJehovahwaswithDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andMichalוּמִיכַ֥לu.mi.KhalH4324,Saul’sdaughterבַּת־bat-H1323,lovedH157him.

29AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586wasH1961yetH5750themoreafraidלֵרֹ֛אle.Ro'H3372ofDavidH1732;andSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586wasH1961David’senemyאֹיֵ֥ב'o.YevH341continually.

30ThentheprincesH8269ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430wentH3318forthH3318:anditcametopass,asoftenמִדֵּ֣יmi.DeiH1767astheywentH3318forthH3318,thatDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732behaved himselfmorewiselythanalltheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586;sothathisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034wasmuchsetby.

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