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1 Samuel 18

1Anditcametopass,whenhehadendedH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,thatthesoulH5315ofJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083wasH1961knitwiththesoulH5315ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,andJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083lovedH157himashisownsoulH5315.
2AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586tookH3947himthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,andwouldnotlethimreturnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725tohisfather'shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.
3AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083andDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732madeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285, becausehelovedhimashisownכְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ke.naf.ShoH5315soulH5315.
4AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083strippedH6584himselfoftherobeהַמְּעִיל֙ha.me.'IlH4598thatwasuponhim,andgaveH5414ittoDavidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732,andhisdress,eventohisswordחַרְבּ֥וֹchar.BoH2719,andtohisbowקַשְׁתּ֖וֹkash.ToH7198,andtohisgirdle.
5AndDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732wentH3318forthH3318; whithersoeverSaulH7586sentH7971himheprospered;andSaulH7586setH7760himoverthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,andhewasacceptedinthesightofallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andalsoוְגַ֕םve.GamH1571inthesightofSaul'sservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650.
6AnditcameH935topassastheycameH935,whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732returnedבְּשׁ֤וּבbe.ShuvH7725fromtheslaughterofthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,thatthewomenH802cameH935outofallthecitiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,singingלָשִׁ֣ירla.shorH7891anddancingוְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹתve.ha.me.cho.LotH4246,tomeetלִקְרַ֖אתlik.RatH7122kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586,withtambours,withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbe.sim.ChahH8057,andwithtriangles.
7AndthewomenH802answered[oneanother]astheyplayedהַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹתham.sa.cha.KotH7832,andsaidH559,Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586hathsmittenhisthousandsבַּאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'el.fovH505,AndDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732histenבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃be.ri.vo.TavH7233thousandsH505.
8AndSaulלְשָׁא֜וּלle.sha.'UlH7586wasveryH3966wroth,andthatsayingH559wasevilH7489inhissight;andhesaidH559,TheyhaveascribedtoDavidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732tenרְבָב֔וֹתre.va.VotH7233thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.FimH505,buttometheyhaveascribedthethousandsH505;and[what]istheremoreforhimbutthekingdom?
9AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586eyedDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732fromthatdayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117andforward.
10Anditcametopassthenextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayכְּי֣וֹם׀ke.YomH3117thatanevilרָעָ֤ה׀ra.'AhH7451spiritרוּחַ֩ru.aChH7307fromGodאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430cameuponSaulH7586,andheprophesiedH5012inthemidstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432ofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,butDavidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732playedמְנַגֵּ֥ןme.na.GenH5059withhishandבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,asonotherdaysבְּי֑וֹםbe.YomH3117;andthespearוְהַחֲנִ֖יתve.ha.cha.NitH2595wasH1961inSaul'shandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027.
11AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586castthespearהַחֲנִ֔יתha.cha.NitH2595,andthought,IwillsmiteDavidבְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732andthewallוּבַקִּ֑ירu.va.KirH7023.ButDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732turnedH5437awayH5437fromhimtwice.
12AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586wasH1961afraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732,becauseJehovahwasH1961withhim,andhaddepartedH5493fromSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586.
13AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586removedH5493himfromhim,andmadeH7760himhiscaptainoverathousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505;andhewentH3318outandcameH935inbeforethepeopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971.
14AndDavidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732prosperedinallhiswaysדְּרָכָ֖יוda.re.KhavH1870;andJehovahwasH1961withhim.
15AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sawH7200thatheprosperedwell,andhestoodinaweofhim.
16ButallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063lovedH157Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,forhewentH3318outandcameH935inbeforethem.
17AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Beholdmyeldestdaughterבִתִּ֨יvi.TiH1323Merabמֵרַב֙me.RavH4764,herwillIgiveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414theetowifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802;onlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389beH1961thouvaliantforme,andfightוְהִלָּחֵ֖םve.hi.la.ChemH3898Jehovah'sbattlesH4421.ButSaulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586thought,Myhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027shallnotbeH1961uponhim,butthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.TimH6430shallbeH1961uponhim.
18AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559toSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,WhoamI?andwhatismylifeH2416, [or]myfather'sfamilyH4940inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thatIshouldbeאֶהְיֶ֥ה'eh.YehH1961son-in-lawtothekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428?
19Anditcametopassatthetimeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256whenMerabמֵרַ֥בme.RavH4764Saul'sdaughterבַּת־bat-H1323shouldhavebeenH1961givenH5414toDavidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732,thatshewasH1961givenH5414toAdrielלְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לle.'ad.ri.'ElH5741theMeholathiteהַמְּחֹלָתִ֖יha.me.cho.la.TiH4259aswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
20AndMichalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324Saul'sdaughterבַּת־bat-H1323lovedH157Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andtheytoldH5046SaulH7586,andthethingH1697wasrightinhissight.
21AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,Iwillgiveאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414himher,thatshemaybeH1961asnareלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁle.mo.KeshH4170tohim,andthatthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430maybeH1961uponhim.AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, Thou shaltthisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117beH1961myson-in-lawasecondtime.
22AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680hisservantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650,Speakדַּבְּר֨וּda.be.RuH1696withDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732secretly,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold,thekingH4428hasdelightחָפֵ֤ץcha.FetzH2654inthee,andallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650loveאֲהֵב֑וּךָ'a.he.Vu.khaH157thee:nowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258betheking'sson-in-law.
23AndSaul'sservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650spokeH1696thosewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732.AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidH559,IsitalightthingH1697inyoureyesH5869tobetheking'sson-in-law, seeingthatIamapoorרָ֥שׁrashH7326manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376,andlightlyesteemed?
24Andtheservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586toldH5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,OnthismannerH1697didDavidדָּוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732speakH1696.
25AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shallyesayH559toDavidלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732:ThekingH4428doesnotdesireH2656anydowry,butahundredבְּמֵאָה֙be.me.'AhH3967foreskinsעָרְל֣וֹתa.re.LotH6190ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,tobeavengedלְהִנָּקֵ֖םle.hi.na.KemH5358oftheking'senemiesבְּאֹיְבֵ֣יbe.'o.ye.VeiH341.ButSaulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586thoughttomakeDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732fallלְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.PilH5307bythehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.
26Andhisservantsעֲבָדָ֤יו'a.va.DavH5650toldH5046DavidH1732thesewordsH1697;andthethingH1697wasrightinDavid'ssighttobetheking'sson-in-law.Andthedaysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117werenotexpired,
27whenDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andwentH935,heandhismenאִישׁ֒'ishH376,andsmoteofthePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֮ba.pe.lish.TimH6430twohundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menH376;andDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732broughtH935theirforeskinsעָרְלֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם'a.re.Lo.tei.HemH6190,andtheydeliveredtheminfullוַיְמַלְא֣וּםvay.mal.'UmH4390tothekingH4428,thathemightbetheking'sson-in-law.AndSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586gaveH5414himMichalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324hisdaughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323aswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802.
28AndSaulH7586sawH7200andknewH3045thatJehovahwaswithDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andMichalוּמִיכַ֥לu.mi.KhalH4324Saul'sdaughterבַּת־bat-H1323lovedH157him.
29AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586wasH1961yetH5750themoreafraidלֵרֹ֛אle.Ro'H3372ofDavidH1732;andSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586wasH1961David'senemyאֹיֵ֥ב'o.YevH341continually.
30AndtheprincesH8269ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430wentH3318forthH3318;anditcametopass,whenevertheywentH3318forthH3318,thatDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732succeeded betterthanalltheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586;andhisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034wasmuchesteemed.

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