Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 18:17-30

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.

22AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680hisservantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Commune withDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732secretlyבַּלָּט֙ba.LatH3909, andsayH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hathdelightחָפֵ֤ץcha.FetzH2654in thee, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650loveאֲהֵב֑וּךָ'a.he.Vu.khaH157thee:nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258therefore be theking’sבַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ba.Me.lekhH4428son in law.

23AndSaul’sשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650spakethoseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732. AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Seemeth it toyouאֶת־'et-H853alightH7043thingH1697to be theking’sבַּמֶּ֔לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428son in law, seeing that I am apoorרָ֥שׁrashH7326manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376, andlightlyH7043esteemedH7043?

24And theservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586toldוַיַּגִּ֜דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, On thismannerכַּדְּבָרִ֥יםka.de.va.RimH1697spakeDavidדָּוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732.

25AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shall yesayH559toDavidלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732, Thekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428desirethnotH369anyH369dowryבְּמֹ֔הַרbe.Mo.harH4119, but anhundredבְּמֵאָה֙be.me.'AhH3967foreskinsעָרְל֣וֹתa.re.LotH6190of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, to beavengedלְהִנָּקֵ֖םle.hi.na.KemH5358of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428enemiesבְּאֹיְבֵ֣יbe.'o.ye.VeiH341.Nowכִּ֗יKiH3588Saulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586thoughtH559tomakeחָשַׁ֔בcha.ShavH2803Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732fallלְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.PilH5307by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

26And when hisservantsעֲבָדָ֤יו'a.va.DavH5650toldוַיַּגִּ֨דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsH1697, itpleasedבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732well to be theking’sבַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428son in law. And thedaysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117werenotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808expiredמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390;

27andDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andwentH935, he and hismenאִישׁ֒'ishH376, andslewH5221of thePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֮ba.pe.lish.TimH6430twoH5221hundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menH376; andDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732broughtH935theirforeskinsעָרְלֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם'a.re.Lo.tei.HemH6190, and theygaveH5414them infullוַיְמַלְא֣וּםvay.mal.'UmH4390tale to thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, that he might be theking’sבַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428son in law. AndSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586gaveH5414himMichalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324hisdaughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802.

28AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200andknewוַיֵּ֔דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was withDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732; andMichalוּמִיכַ֥לu.mi.KhalH4324Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323lovedאֲהֵבַֽתְהוּ׃'a.he.Vat.huH157him.

29AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586was yet themoreע֑וֹדodH5750afraidלֵרֹ֛אle.Ro'H3372ofDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732; andSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586wasDavid’sדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732enemyאֹיֵ֥ב'o.YevH341continuallyהַיָּמִֽים׃ סhai.ya.MimH3117.

30Then theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430wentH3318forthH3318: and itcameH1961topassH1961, asoftenמִדֵּ֣יmi.DeiH1767as theywentH3318forthH3318, thatDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732behaved himselfmoreמְאֹֽד׃ סme.'OdH3966wiselythanH3605allH3605theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586;soH1961that hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034wasmuchH3605setH3318by.

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