New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 18:28-30

28When Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200and knewוַיֵּ֔דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was with Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, and thatMichalוּמִיכַ֥לu.mi.KhalH4324,Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,lovedאֲהֵבַֽתְהוּ׃'a.he.Vat.huH157him,

29then Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586was evenH3254moreע֑וֹדodH3254 H5750afraidלֵרֹ֛אle.Ro'H3372of Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732.Thus Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586was David’sדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732enemyH340continuallyכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃ סkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

30Then the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430wentוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out to battle,and it happenedוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961as oftenמִדֵּ֣יmi.DeiH1767as they wentצֵאתָ֗םtze.TamH3318out, that Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732behavedH7919himself moreH4480wiselyH7919thanH4480allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586.So his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034was highlyמְאֹֽד׃ סme.'OdH3966esteemedוַיִּיקַ֥רvai.yi.KarH3365.

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