New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 18:12-17

12NowSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586wasH3372afraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372of Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with him buthad leftסָֽר׃SarH5493Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586.

13So Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586removedוַיְסִרֵ֤הוּvay.si.Re.huH5493him fromhis presenceמֵֽעִמּ֔וֹme.'i.MoH5973and appointedוַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him as his commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of a thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505; andhe wentH3318outH3318and cameH935inH935beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971.

14Davidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732wassuccessfulמַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilH7919in allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his waysדְּרָכָ֖יוda.re.KhavH1870, forthe Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068was with him.

15When Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that he wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966successfulמַשְׂכִּ֣ילmas.KilH7919,he was afraidוַיָּ֖גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481of him.

16Butallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063lovedאֹהֵ֖ב'o.HevH157Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,for he would goH3318outH3318to battle andreturnוָבָ֖אva.Va'H935beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ 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.”

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