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1 Samuel 18:18-23

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?

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