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1 Samuel 18:18-23

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?

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