Revised Literal Translation
1 Samuel 18:17-19
17And Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Behold my elderהַגְּדוֹלָ֤הha.ge.do.LahH1419daughterבִתִּ֨יvi.TiH1323Merabמֵרַב֙me.RavH4764,her will I giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee to wifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802:only be thou valiantלְבֶן־ חַ֔יִלle.ven- Cha.yilH2428H1121for me, and fightוְהִלָּחֵ֖םve.hi.la.ChemH3898Yhwh'sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068battlesמִלְחֲמ֣וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421.For Saulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559,Let not mine handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027be upon him, but let the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.TimH6430be upon him.
18And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, Who am I? and what ismy lifeחַיַּ֔יchai.YaiH2416, ormy father’sאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1familyמִשְׁפַּ֥חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,that I should be son in lawחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860to the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428?
19But it came to pass at the timeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256when Merabמֵרַ֥בme.RavH4764Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323should have been givenתֵּ֛תtetH5414to Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732,that she was givenנִתְּנָ֛הni.te.NahH5414unto Adrielלְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לle.'ad.ri.'ElH5741the Meholathiteהַמְּחֹלָתִ֖יha.me.cho.la.TiH4259to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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