New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 18:18-23

18But Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Whoמִ֤יmiH4310am I, and whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310is my familyחַיַּ֔יchai.YaiH2416, ormy 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 cameH1961aboutH1961at the timeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256that Merabמֵרַ֥בme.RavH4764,Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,was to be givenתֵּ֛תtetH5414to Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732,that she was givenנִתְּנָ֛הni.te.NahH5414instead toAdrielלְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לle.'ad.ri.'ElH5741the Meholathiteהַמְּחֹלָתִ֖יha.me.cho.la.TiH4259as a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

20NowMichalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324,Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,lovedוַתֶּאֱהַ֛בva.te.'e.HavH157Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.When they informedוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697wasH3474pleasingוַיִּשַׁ֥רvai.yi.SharH3474to him.

21For Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586thoughtוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will giveאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414her to him so that she may becomeH1961a trapלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁle.mo.KeshH4170for him, andthat the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430may be against him.” Therefore Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, “For a secondH8147timeH8147you may becomeH2859my son-in-lawH2859,todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.”

22Then Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680his servantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Speakדַּבְּר֨וּda.be.RuH1696to Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732in secretבַּלָּט֙ba.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.TahH6258then, 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, “IsH7043it trivialH7043in your sightבְעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ve.'ei.nei.KhemH5869to becomeH2859the king’sבַּמֶּ֔לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428son-in-lawH2859,since I amH7326onlya poorרָ֥שׁrashH7326manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376and insignificantוְנִקְלֶֽה׃ve.nik.LehH7034?”

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