Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 18:12-17

12So Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586was afraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372ofמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wasהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961with Davidעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973butוּמֵעִ֥םu.me.'ImH5973had departedסָֽר׃SarH5493from Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586.

13Therefore Saulשָׁאוּל֙ מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹsha.'Ul me.'i.MoH7586 H5973sent David awayוַיְסִרֵ֤הוּvay.si.Re.huH5493and gaveוַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760himcommandשַׂר־sar-H8269of a thousand menאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505.David ledוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318the troops out to battleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971and backוַיָּבֹ֖א לִפְנֵ֥יvai.ya.Vo' lif.NeiH935 H6440,

14and he continuedוַיְהִ֥י דָוִ֛דvay.Hi da.VidH1961 H1732to prosperמַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilH7919in allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his waysדְּרָכָ֖יוda.re.KhavH1870,because the LORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068was with himעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973.

15When Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Davidה֖וּאhu'H1931was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966successfulמַשְׂכִּ֣ילmas.KilH7919,he was afraidוַיָּ֖גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481of himמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440.

16But allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063lovedאֹהֵ֖ב'o.HevH157אֶת־'et-H853Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588heה֛וּאhu'H1931was leading them out to battleיוֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318and backוָבָ֖אva.Va'H935לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פlif.nei.HemH6440.

17Then Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “Hereהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009is my olderהַגְּדוֹלָ֤הha.ge.do.LahH1419daughterבִתִּ֨יvi.TiH1323Merabמֵרַב֙me.RavH4764אֹתָהּ֙'o.TahH853.I will give herאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414to youin marriageלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802.Onlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389beהֱיֵה־he.yeh-H1961valiantחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428for meלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121and fightוְהִלָּחֵ֖םve.hi.la.ChemH3898the LORD’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068battlesמִלְחֲמ֣וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421.”But Saulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586was thinkingאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559, “I need not raiseאַל־ תְּהִ֤י'al- te.HiH408 H1961my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027against him;let the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.TimH6430beוּתְהִי־u.te.hi-H1961against him.”

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