Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 18:18-23
18AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, Who am I? and what is mylifeחַיַּ֔יchai.YaiH2416, or myfather’sאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1familyמִשְׁפַּ֥חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that I should be son inlawחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860to thekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428?
19But it came to pass at thetimeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256whenMerabמֵרַ֥בme.RavH4764Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323should have beengivenתֵּ֛תtetH5414toDavidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732, that she wasgivenנִתְּנָ֛הni.te.NahH5414toAdrielלְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לle.'ad.ri.'ElH5741theMeholathiteהַמְּחֹלָתִ֖יha.me.cho.la.TiH4259for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
20AndMichalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323lovedוַתֶּאֱהַ֛בva.te.'e.HavH157Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732: and theytoldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586, and thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּשַׁ֥ר בְּעֵינָֽיו׃vai.yi.Shar be.'ei.NavH3474H5869him.
21AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willgiveאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414her to him, that she may be asnareלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁle.mo.KeshH4170to him, and that thehandיַד־yad-H3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430may be against him. ThereforeSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, Thou shalt thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117be my son inlawתִּתְחַתֵּ֥ןtit.cha.TenH2859in the one of thetwoבִּשְׁתַּ֛יִםbish.Ta.yimH8147.
22AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680hisservantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650, saying,Speakדַּבְּר֨וּda.be.RuH1696withDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732secretlyבַּלָּט֙ba.LatH3909, andsayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Behold, thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hathdelightחָפֵ֤ץcha.FetzH2654in thee, and all hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650loveאֲהֵב֑וּךָ'a.he.Vu.khaH157thee: now therefore be theking’sבַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ba.Me.lekhH4428son inlawהִתְחַתֵּ֥ןhit.cha.TenH2859.
23AndSaul’sשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּvay.da.be.RuH1696thosewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732. AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Seemethבְעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ve.'ei.nei.KhemH5869it to you alightהַֽנְקַלָּ֤הhan.ka.LahH7043thing to be aking’sבַּמֶּ֔לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428son inlawהִתְחַתֵּ֣ןhit.cha.TenH2859, seeing that I am apoorרָ֥שׁrashH7326manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376, and lightlyesteemedוְנִקְלֶֽה׃ve.nik.LehH7034?
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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