New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 18:17-19

17Then Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “Hereהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009is my olderהַגְּדוֹלָ֤הha.ge.do.LahH1419daughterבִתִּ֨יvi.TiH1323Merabמֵרַב֙me.RavH4764;I will giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414her to you as a wifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802,onlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389be a valiantחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428manלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121for me and fightוְהִלָּחֵ֖םve.hi.la.ChemH3898the Lord’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068battlesמִלְחֲמ֣וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421.”For Saulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586thoughtאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559, “My handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027shall not be against him, butlet the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.TimH6430be against him.”

18But Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Whoמִ֤יmiH4310am I, and whatוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310is my lifeחַיַּ֔יchai.YaiH2416ormy father’sאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1familyמִשְׁפַּ֥חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,that I should be the king’sלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428son-in-lawחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860?”

19So it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about at the timeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256when Merabמֵרַ֥בme.RavH4764,Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,should have been givenתֵּ֛תtetH5414to Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732,that she was givenנִתְּנָ֛הni.te.NahH5414toAdrielלְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לle.'ad.ri.'ElH5741the Meholathiteהַמְּחֹלָתִ֖יha.me.cho.la.TiH4259for a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

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