Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 18:25-27

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.

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