Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 18:17-21

17AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009, myelderהַגְּדוֹלָ֤הha.ge.do.LahH1419daughterבִתִּ֨יvi.TiH1323Merabמֵרַב֙me.RavH4764,herH413will Igiveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee towifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802:onlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389be thouvaliantחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428formeH413. andfightוְהִלָּחֵ֖םve.hi.la.ChemH3898theLORD’Sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068battlesמִלְחֲמ֣וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421. ForSaulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559,LetH5414notאַל־'al-H408minehandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027beuponH1961him, butletH5414thehandיַד־yad-H3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.TimH6430beuponH1961him.

18AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, Who am I, andwhatH4310is mylifeחַיַּ֔יchai.YaiH2416, or myfather’sאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1familyמִשְׁפַּ֥חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that I should be son in law to thekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428?

19But itcameH1961topassH1961at the time whenMerabמֵרַ֥בme.RavH4764Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323should have beengivenתֵּ֛תtetH5414toDavidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732, thatsheוְהִ֧יאve.Hi'H1931wasgivenנִתְּנָ֛הni.te.NahH5414untoAdrielלְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לle.'ad.ri.'ElH5741theMeholathiteהַמְּחֹלָתִ֖יha.me.cho.la.TiH4259towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

20AndMichalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323lovedוַתֶּאֱהַ֛בva.te.'e.HavH157Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732: and theytoldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586, and thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697pleasedבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869him.

21AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willgiveאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414himherH413, that she may be asnareלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁle.mo.KeshH4170to him, and that thehandיַד־yad-H3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430may beagainstH413him. WhereforeSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, Thou shalt thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117be my son in law asecondבִּשְׁתַּ֛יִםbish.Ta.yimH8147time.

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