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1 Samuel 18:17-30

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.

20Now Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586אֶת־'et-H853daughterבַּת־bat-H1323Michalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324lovedוַתֶּאֱהַ֛בva.te.'e.HavH157Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and when this was reportedוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046to Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,itהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּשַׁ֥רvai.yi.SharH3474himבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869.

21“I will give herאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414to David,”Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586thoughtוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “so that she may beוּתְהִי־u.te.hi-H1961a snareלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁle.mo.KeshH4170to him,and the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430may beוּתְהִי־u.te.hi-H1961against him.”So Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, “For a secondבִּשְׁתַּ֛יִםbish.Ta.yimH8147timenowהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117you can be my son-in-lawתִּתְחַתֵּ֥ןtit.cha.TenH2859.”

22Then Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586אֶת־'et-H853orderedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680his servantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Speakדַּבְּר֨וּda.be.RuH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732privatelyבַּלָּט֙ba.LatH3909and tell himלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428is pleasedחָפֵ֤ץcha.FetzH2654with you,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650love youאֲהֵב֑וּךָ'a.he.Vu.khaH157.Now thereforeוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258,become hisבַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ba.Me.lekhH4428son-in-lawהִתְחַתֵּ֥ןhit.cha.TenH2859.’”

23But when Saul’sשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650relayedוַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּ בְּאָזְנֵ֣יvay.da.be.Ru be.'a.ze.NeiH1696 H241theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697to Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853,heדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Does it seem trivialהַֽנְקַלָּ֤הhan.ka.LahH7043in your sightבְעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ve.'ei.nei.KhemH5869to be the son-in-lawהִתְחַתֵּ֣ןhit.cha.TenH2859of the kingבַּמֶּ֔לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428?Iוְאָנֹכִ֖יve.'a.no.KhiH595am a poorרָ֥שׁrashH7326manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376and lightly esteemedוְנִקְלֶֽה׃ve.nik.LehH7034.”

24And the servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650toldוַיַּגִּ֜דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586לֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559whatכַּדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּהka.de.va.Rim ha.'E.lehH428 H1697Davidדָּוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

25Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sayתֹאמְר֣וּto.me.RuH559כֹּֽה־koh-H3541to Davidלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732, ‘The kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428desiresחֵ֤פֶץChe.fetzH2656noאֵֽין־'ein-H369other dowryבְּמֹ֔הַרbe.Mo.harH4119butכִּ֗יKiH3588a hundredבְּמֵאָה֙be.me.'AhH3967Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430foreskinsעָרְל֣וֹתa.re.LotH6190as revengeלְהִנָּקֵ֖םle.hi.na.KemH5358on hisהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428enemiesבְּאֹיְבֵ֣יbe.'o.ye.VeiH341.’”But Saulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586intendedחָשַׁ֔בcha.ShavH2803to cause David’sדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732deathלְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.PilH5307אֶת־'et-H853at the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

26When the servantsעֲבָדָ֤יו'a.va.DavH5650reportedוַיַּגִּ֨דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428termsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697to Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853, heדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732was pleasedוַיִּשַׁ֤ר הַדָּבָר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣יvai.yi.Shar ha.da.Var be.'ei.NeiH3474 H1697 H5869to become the king’sבַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428son-in-lawלְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ןle.hit.cha.TenH2859וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.Before the wedding day arrivedמָלְא֖וּ הַיָּמִֽים׃mal.'U hai.ya.MimH4390 H3117,

27וַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.ShavH582went outוַיֵּ֣לֶךְ׀ ה֣וּאvai.Ye.lekh hu'H1980 H1931and killedוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221two hundredמָאתַ֣יִם אִישׁ֒ma.Ta.yim 'ishH3967 H376Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֮ba.pe.lish.TimH6430.Heדָוִד֙da.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853broughtוַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'H935their foreskinsעָרְלֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם'a.re.Lo.tei.HemH6190and presented them as payment in fullוַיְמַלְא֣וּםvay.mal.'UmH4390to becomeלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428the king’sבַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428son-in-lawלְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ןle.hit.cha.TenH2859.Then Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586אֶת־'et-H853gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414his daughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323Michalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324to Davidin marriageלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802.

28When Saulשָׁאוּל֙ וַיֵּ֔דַעsha.'Ul vai.Ye.da'H7586 H3045realizedוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was withעִם־'im-H5973Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732and that hisשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323Michalוּמִיכַ֥לu.mi.KhalH4324lovedאֲהֵבַֽתְהוּ׃'a.he.Vat.huH157David,

29heשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586grew even moreוַיֹּ֣אסֶף ע֑וֹדvai.Yo.sef odH3254 H5750afraidלֵרֹ֛אle.Ro'H3372ofמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732.So from then onכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃ סkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586wasוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961David’sדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732enemyאֹיֵ֥ב'o.YevH341אֶת־'et-H853.

30Every timeוַיֵּצְא֖וּ מִדֵּ֣יvai.ye.tze.'U mi.DeiH1767 H3318the Philistineפְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיְהִ֣י׀fe.lish.Tim vay.HiH6430 H1961commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269came outצֵאתָ֗םtze.TamH3318for battle,Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732was more successfulשָׂכַ֤לsa.KhalH7919than allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605of Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586officersעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650,so that his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034was highlyמְאֹֽד׃ סme.'OdH3966esteemedוַיִּיקַ֥רvai.yi.KarH3365.

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