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1 Samuel 18:22-28

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?

24And theservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586toldוַיַּגִּ֜דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, On thismannerכַּדְּבָרִ֥יםka.de.va.RimH1697spokeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696Davidדָּוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732.

25AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thus shall yesayתֹאמְר֣וּto.me.RuH559toDavidלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732, Thekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428desirethחֵ֤פֶץChe.fetzH2656not anydowryבְּמֹ֔הַרbe.Mo.harH4119, but anhundredבְּמֵאָה֙be.me.'AhH3967foreskinsעָרְל֣וֹתa.re.LotH6190of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, to beavengedלְהִנָּקֵ֖םle.hi.na.KemH5358of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428enemiesבְּאֹיְבֵ֣יbe.'o.ye.VeiH341. ButSaulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586thoughtחָשַׁ֔בcha.ShavH2803to makeDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732fallלְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.PilH5307by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

26And when hisservantsעֲבָדָ֤יו'a.va.DavH5650toldוַיַּגִּ֨דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, itpleasedוַיִּשַׁ֤ר הַדָּבָר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣יvai.yi.Shar ha.da.Var be.'ei.NeiH3474 H1697 H5869Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732well to be theking’sבַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428son inlawלְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ןle.hit.cha.TenH2859: and thedaysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117had notexpiredמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390.

27ThereforeDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andwentH3212, he and hismenוַאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.ShavH582, andslewוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221of thePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֮ba.pe.lish.TimH6430twohundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menאִישׁ֒'ishH376; andDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732broughtוַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'H935theirforeskinsעָרְלֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם'a.re.Lo.tei.HemH6190, and they gave them in fullnumberוַיְמַלְא֣וּםvay.mal.'UmH4390to thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, that he might be theking’sבַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428son inlawלְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ןle.hit.cha.TenH2859. AndSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414himMichalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324hisdaughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802.

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

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