New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 18:8-29

8Then Saulלְשָׁא֜וּלle.sha.'UlH7586becameH2734veryמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966angryH2734,for thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088sayingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697displeasedוַיֵּ֤רַע בְּעֵינָיו֙vai.Ye.ra' be.'ei.NavH7489 H5869him; and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “They have ascribedנָתְנ֤וּna.te.NuH5414to Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732tenרְבָב֔וֹתre.va.VotH7233thousandsH7233,but to me they have ascribedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.FimH505. Nowwhat moreוְע֥וֹדve.'odH5750can he have but the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410?”

9Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586lookedH5870at Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732with suspicionH5870from that dayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117on.

10Now it cameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961about on the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283thatan evilרָעָ֤ה׀ra.'AhH7451spiritרוּחַ֩ru.aChH7307from Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430cameH6743mightilyH6743upon Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586, andhe ravedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֣אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012in the midstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,while Davidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732was playingמְנַגֵּ֥ןme.na.GenH5059the harpwith his handבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,as usualH3117; anda spearוְהַחֲנִ֖יתve.ha.cha.NitH2595wasin Saul’sשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027.

11Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586hurledוַיָּ֤טֶלvai.Ya.telH2904the spearהַחֲנִ֔יתha.cha.NitH2595for he thoughtוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I willpinאַכֶּ֥ה'a.KehH5221Davidבְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732to the wallוּבַקִּ֑ירu.va.KirH7023.”But Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732escapedוַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.SoH5437from his presenceמִפָּנָ֖יוmi.pa.NavH6440twiceפַּעֲמָֽיִם׃pa.'a.Ma.yimH6471.

12NowSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586was afraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372of Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732,for the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with him buthad departedסָֽר׃SarH5493from Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586.

13Therefore Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586removedוַיְסִרֵ֤הוּvay.si.Re.huH5493him fromhis presenceמֵֽעִמּ֔וֹme.'i.MoH5973and appointedוַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him as his commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of a thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505; andhe wentוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935in beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971.

14Davidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732wasprosperingמַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilH7919in allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his waysדְּרָכָ֖יוda.re.KhavH1870forthe Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068was with him.

15When Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that he wasprosperingמַשְׂכִּ֣ילmas.KilH7919greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966,he dreadedוַיָּ֖גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481him.

16Butallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063lovedאֹהֵ֖ב'o.HevH157Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and he wentיוֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318out and cameוָבָ֖אva.Va'H935in beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פlif.nei.HemH6440them.

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.

20NowMichalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324,Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,lovedוַתֶּאֱהַ֛בva.te.'e.HavH157Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.When they toldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697was agreeableוַיִּשַׁ֥רvai.yi.SharH3474to him.

21Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586thoughtוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will giveאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414her to him that she may becomeH1961a snareלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁle.mo.KeshH4170to him, andthat the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430may be against him.” Therefore Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, “For a secondH8147timeH8147you may be my son-in-lawתִּתְחַתֵּ֥ןtit.cha.TenH2859todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.”

22Then Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680his servantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Speakדַּבְּר֨וּda.be.RuH1696to Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732secretlyבַּלָּט֙ba.LatH3909,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightsחָפֵ֤ץcha.FetzH2654in you, and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650loveאֲהֵב֑וּךָ'a.he.Vu.khaH157you; nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, becomeH2859the king’sבַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ba.Me.lekhH4428son-in-lawH2859.’”

23So Saul’sשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּvay.da.be.RuH1696theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697to Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732.But Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is it trivialהַֽנְקַלָּ֤הhan.ka.LahH7043in your sightבְעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ve.'ei.nei.KhemH5869to becomeH2859the king’sבַּמֶּ֔לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428son-in-lawH2859,since I amH7326a poorרָ֥שׁrashH7326manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376and lightlyוְנִקְלֶֽה׃ve.nik.LehH7034esteemedH7034?”

24The servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586reportedוַיַּגִּ֜דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046to himaccording to theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֥יםka.de.va.RimH1697whichDavidדָּוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732spokeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

25Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541you shall sayתֹאמְר֣וּto.me.RuH559to Davidלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732, ‘The kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428does not desireחֵ֤פֶץChe.fetzH2656anydowryבְּמֹ֔הַרbe.Mo.harH4119exceptכִּ֗יKiH3588a hundredבְּמֵאָה֙be.me.'AhH3967foreskinsעָרְל֣וֹתa.re.LotH6190of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,to takeH5358vengeanceH5358on the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428enemiesH340.’” NowSaulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586plannedחָשַׁ֔בcha.ShavH2803to make Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732fallלְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.PilH5307by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

26When his servantsעֲבָדָ֤יו'a.va.DavH5650toldוַיַּגִּ֨דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsH1697,it pleasedוַיִּשַׁ֤ר בְּעֵינֵ֣יvai.yi.Shar be.'ei.NeiH3474 H5869Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732to becomeH2859the king’sבַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428son-in-lawH2859.Before the daysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117had expiredמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390

27Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732roseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965up and wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְ׀vai.Ye.lekhH1980,he and his menאִישׁ֒'ishH376,and struckH5221downוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221two hundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menH376among the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֮ba.pe.lish.TimH6430. ThenDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732broughtוַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'H935their foreskinsעָרְלֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם'a.re.Lo.tei.HemH6190,and they gaveH4390them in fullוַיְמַלְא֣וּםvay.mal.'UmH4390number to the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,that he might becomeH2859the king’sבַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428son-in-lawH2859.So Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him Michalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324his daughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323for a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802.

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.

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