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1 Samuel 18:17-19

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.”

18And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Whoמִ֤יmiH4310am Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595,and whatוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310is my familyחַיַּ֔יchai.YaiH2416or my father’sאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1clanמִשְׁפַּ֥חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588I should becomeאֶהְיֶ֥ה'eh.YehH1961the son-in-lawחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860of the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428?”

19So when it wasוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961timeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256to giveתֵּ֛תtetH5414אֶת־'et-H853Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323Merabמֵרַ֥בme.RavH4764to Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732,sheוְהִ֧יאve.Hi'H1931was givenנִתְּנָ֛הni.te.NahH5414in marriageלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802to Adrielלְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לle.'ad.ri.'ElH5741of Meholahהַמְּחֹלָתִ֖יha.me.cho.la.TiH4259.

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