Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 18:18-23

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.

20And Michalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323lovedוַתֶּאֱהַ֛בva.te.'e.HavH157Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:and they toldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,and the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּשַׁ֥ר בְּעֵינָֽיו׃vai.yi.Shar be.'ei.NavH5869 H3474him.

21And Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will giveאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414him her, that she may be a snareלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁle.mo.KeshH4170to him, and that the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430may be against him. Wherefore Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Thou shalt this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117be my son in lawתִּתְחַתֵּ֥ןtit.cha.TenH2859in the one ofthe twainבִּשְׁתַּ֛יִםbish.Ta.yimH8147.

22And Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680his servantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650, saying,Communeדַּבְּר֨וּda.be.RuH1696with Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732secretlyבַּלָּט֙ba.LatH3909,and sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold, the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hath delightחָפֵ֤ץcha.FetzH2654in thee, and all his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650loveאֲהֵב֑וּךָ'a.he.Vu.khaH157thee: now therefore be the king’sבַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ba.Me.lekhH4428son in lawהִתְחַתֵּ֥ןhit.cha.TenH2859.

23And Saul’sשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650spakeוַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּvay.da.be.RuH1696those wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732.And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Seemethבְעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ve.'ei.nei.KhemH5869it to you alightהַֽנְקַלָּ֤הhan.ka.LahH7043thingto be a king’sבַּמֶּ֔לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428son in lawהִתְחַתֵּ֣ןhit.cha.TenH2859, seeing that I ama poorרָ֥שׁrashH7326manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376,and lightly esteemedוְנִקְלֶֽה׃ve.nik.LehH7034?

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