1 Samuel 18

Jonathan's soul knits to David's, forming a covenant as he gives him his robe and armor; David succeeds in all his ways with YHWH's presence, inciting Saul's fear and jealousy, culminating in Saul's failed spear attempts to kill him amid David's rising popularity.[1][2]

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Interlinear Text

And it came to pass And he became when he had finished as his bringing-to-completion speaking to speak forth to toward Saul Asked-for One the soul of and a living-breath Jonathan Yahweh-has-given was knit — to the soul of in a life-breath David Beloved-one (David) and he loved him and he loved and Jonathan loved him and he loved him Jonathan Yahweh-has-given as his own soul as his own life-breath
Verse 1 וַ/יְהִ֗י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass And he became HC/Vqw3ms כְּ/כַלֹּת/וֹ֙ 𐤊/𐤊𐤋𐤕/𐤅 kekhaloto when he had finished as his bringing-to-completion HR/Vpc/Sp3ms לְ/דַבֵּ֣ר 𐤋/𐤃𐤁𐤓 ledaber speaking to speak forth HR/Vpc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR שָׁא֔וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Asked-for One HNp וְ/נֶ֨פֶשׁ֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤔 venefesh the soul of and a living-breath HC/Ncbsc יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yehonatan Jonathan Yahweh-has-given HNp נִקְשְׁרָ֖ה 𐤍𐤒𐤔𐤓𐤄 niqesherah was knit HVNp3fs בְּ/נֶ֣פֶשׁ 𐤁/𐤍𐤐𐤔 benefesh to the soul of in a life-breath HR/Ncbsc דָּוִ֑ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp ו/יאהבו 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤅 vyhvv and he loved him and he loved HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יֶּאֱהָבֵ֥/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤄𐤁/𐤄𐤅 vayeehavehu and Jonathan loved him and he loved him HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yehonatan-2 Jonathan Yahweh-has-given HNp כְּ/נַפְשֽׁ/וֹ 𐤊/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 kenafesho as his own soul as his own life-breath HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms
stripped off — Jonathan Yahweh-has-given direct object marker (definite object-marker) the robe the covering-robe that that-which was on him upon him/it and gave it and he gave him to David to David (the Beloved One) and his garments and his measured-garments even to and unto (the limit of) his sword his desolating sword and to and unto (the limit of) his bow his bending-bow and to and unto (the limit of) his girdle his waist-binding
Verse 4 וַ/יִּתְפַּשֵּׁ֣ט 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤔𐤈 vayitepashet stripped off HC/Vtw3ms יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yehonatan Jonathan Yahweh-has-given HNp אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/מְּעִיל֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤋 hameil the robe the covering-robe HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr עָלָ֔י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv was on him upon him/it HR/Sp3ms וַֽ/יִּתְּנֵ֖/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍/𐤄𐤅 vayitenehu and gave it and he gave him HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms לְ/דָוִ֑ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid to David to David (the Beloved One) HR/Np וּ/מַדָּ֕י/ו 𐤅/𐤌𐤃𐤉/𐤅 umadayv and his garments and his measured-garments HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead even to and unto (the limit of) HC/R חַרְבּ֥/וֹ 𐤇𐤓𐤁/𐤅 charebo his sword his desolating sword HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead-2 and to and unto (the limit of) HC/R קַשְׁתּ֖/וֹ 𐤒𐤔𐤕/𐤅 qasheto his bow his bending-bow HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead-3 and to and unto (the limit of) HC/R חֲגֹרֽ/וֹ 𐤇𐤂𐤓/𐤅 chagoro his girdle his waist-binding HNcmsc/Sp3ms
And David went out and he went forth David Beloved-one (David) wherever in the whole that that-which Saul sent him he sends him forth Saul Asked-for One and prospered he will act wisely and Saul set him and he set him in place Saul Asked-for One over upon (up-over) the men men of of war the warfare And it was good and he did-good in the eyes of in the eyes of all the whole, all, every the people the gathered people and also and also in the eyes of in the eyes of servants servants of Saul's Asked-for One
Verse 5 וַ/יֵּצֵ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse And David went out and he went forth HC/Vqw3ms דָוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp בְּ/כֹל֩ 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol wherever in the whole HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr יִשְׁלָחֶ֤/נּוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤍𐤅 yishelachenu Saul sent him he sends him forth HVqi3ms/Sp3ms שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Asked-for One HNp יַשְׂכִּ֔יל 𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤋 yasekil and prospered he will act wisely HVhi3ms וַ/יְשִׂמֵ֣/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌/𐤄𐤅 vayesimehu and Saul set him and he set him in place HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms שָׁא֔וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul Asked-for One HNp עַ֖ל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon (up-over) HR אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey the men men of HNcmpc הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 hamilechamah of war the warfare HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יִּיטַב֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤈𐤁 vayitav And it was good and he did-good HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney in the eyes of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all the whole, all, every HNcmsc הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa וְ/גַ֕ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta בְּ/עֵינֵ֖י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney-2 in the eyes of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc עַבְדֵ֥י 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 avedey servants servants of HNcmpc שָׁאֽוּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-3 Saul's Asked-for One HNp
And it was And he became as they came in their coming in returning in turning back David Beloved-one (David) from the striking from the striking-down direct object marker (definite object-marker) the Philistine the Invader-man (Philistine) and came out and they (feminine) went out the women the women from all from-of every-his cities watch-cities of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God to sing he sang and to dance to sing and the dances — to meet to encounter (to call toward) Saul Asked-for One the king the king with tambourines with the hand-drums with joy in rejoicing-gladness and with triangles and with threefold instruments
Verse 6 וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was And he became HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/בוֹאָ֗/ם 𐤁/𐤁𐤅𐤀/𐤌 bevoam as they came in their coming HR/Vqc/Sp3mp בְּ/שׁ֤וּב 𐤁/𐤔𐤅𐤁 beshuv in returning in turning back HR/Vqc דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp מֵ/הַכּ֣וֹת 𐤌/𐤄𐤊𐤅𐤕 mehakot from the striking from the striking-down HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉 hapelisheti the Philistine the Invader-man (Philistine) HTd/Ngmsa וַ/תֵּצֶ֨אנָה 𐤅/𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤍𐤄 vatetsenah and came out and they (feminine) went out HC/Vqw3fp הַ/נָּשִׁ֜ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 hanashim the women the women HTd/Ncfpa מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal from all from-of every-his HR/Ncmsc עָרֵ֤י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey cities watch-cities of HNcfpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp ל/שור 𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤓 lshvr to sing he sang HR/Vqc לָ/שִׁ֣יר 𐤋/𐤔𐤉𐤓 lashir and to dance to sing HR/Vqc וְ/הַ/מְּחֹל֔וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤕 vehamecholot and the dances HC/Td/Ncfpa לִ/קְרַ֖את 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat to meet to encounter (to call toward) HR/Vqc שָׁא֣וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Asked-for One HNp הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/תֻפִּ֥ים 𐤁/𐤕𐤐𐤉𐤌 betupim with tambourines with the hand-drums HR/Ncmpa בְּ/שִׂמְחָ֖ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 besimechah with joy in rejoicing-gladness HR/Ncfsa וּ/בְ/שָׁלִשִֽׁים 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 uveshalishim and with triangles and with threefold instruments HC/R/Ncmpa
and it burned and he burned hot to Saul to the Asked-for (man) very mightily and it was evil and he did evil in his eyes in his eyes the matter the spoken-word this this (masculine singular one) and he said and he declared they have given they gave to David to David (the Beloved One) ten thousands myriads and to me — they have given they gave thousands the thousands and still and still continuing to him — only surely, only the kingdom the kingship
Verse 8 וַ/יִּ֨חַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓 vayichar and it burned and he burned hot HC/Vqw3ms לְ/שָׁא֜וּל 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 leshaul to Saul to the Asked-for (man) HR/Np מְאֹ֗ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very mightily HD וַ/יֵּ֤רַע 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤏 vayera and it was evil and he did evil HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/עֵינָי/ו֙ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 beeynayv in his eyes in his eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms הַ/דָּבָ֣ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the matter the spoken-word HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms נָתְנ֤וּ 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅 natenu they have given they gave HVqp3cp לְ/דָוִד֙ 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid to David to David (the Beloved One) HR/Np רְבָב֔וֹת 𐤓𐤁𐤁𐤅𐤕 revavot ten thousands myriads HNcfpa וְ/לִ֥/י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉 veli and to me HC/R/Sp1cs נָתְנ֖וּ 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅 natenu-2 they have given they gave HVqp3cp הָ/אֲלָפִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 haalafim thousands the thousands HTd/Acbpa וְ/ע֥וֹד 𐤅/𐤏𐤅𐤃 veod and still and still continuing HC/D ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms אַ֥ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe only surely, only HTa הַ/מְּלוּכָֽה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤊𐤄 hamelukhah the kingdom the kingship HTd/Ncfsa
And it came to pass And he became on the next day the morrow came mightily and she surged forward spirit wind-breath from God mighty powers evil calamity upon toward Saul Asked-for One and he raved and he acted as a prophet in the midst of in the middle of the house the built-structure and David and David (the Beloved) was playing string-player with his hand in his hand as day as a day by day in day-of and the spear — in the hand in the hand of of Saul Asked-for One
Verse 10 וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass And he became HC/Vqw3ms מִֽ/מָּחֳרָ֗ת 𐤌/𐤌𐤇𐤓𐤕 mimachorat on the next day the morrow HR/Ncfsa וַ/תִּצְלַ֣ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤑𐤋𐤇 vatitselach came mightily and she surged forward HC/Vqw3fs רוּחַ֩ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) spirit wind-breath HNcbsc אֱלֹהִ֨ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) from God mighty powers HNcmpa רָעָ֤ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil calamity HAafsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el upon toward HR שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Asked-for One HNp וַ/יִּתְנַבֵּ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤁𐤀 vayitenabe and he raved and he acted as a prophet HC/Vtw3ms בְ/תוֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 vetokhe in the midst of in the middle of HR/Ncmsc הַ/בַּ֔יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit the house the built-structure HTd/Ncmsa וְ/דָוִ֛ד 𐤅/𐤃𐤅𐤃 vedavid and David and David (the Beloved) HC/Np מְנַגֵּ֥ן 𐤌𐤍𐤂𐤍 menagen was playing string-player HVprmsa בְּ/יָד֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado with his hand in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms כְּ/י֣וֹם 𐤊/𐤉𐤅𐤌 keyom as day as a day HR/Ncmsa בְּ/י֑וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom by day in day-of HR/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/חֲנִ֖ית 𐤅/𐤄/𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 vehachanit and the spear HC/Td/Ncfsa בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad in the hand in the hand of HR/Ncbsc שָׁאֽוּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 of Saul Asked-for One HNp
And said and he declared Saul Asked-for One to toward David Beloved-one (David) Behold Look! my daughter my daughter (house-built one) the eldest the great (feminine) Merab Increase her her/it I will give I will give to you — as a wife to a woman only surely, only be cause yourself to be to me — a son to-his-son of valor force-strength and fight and you must engage in battle the battles fightings of of YHWH the Being One And Saul and Asked-for said he has caused-to-say not upon, over (down-upon) be cause her to exist my hand my hand against him — and let be and she would become against him — the hand hand of Philistines Invader-men (Pelishtites)
Verse 17 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Asked-for One HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp הִנֵּה֩ 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold Look! HTm בִתִּ֨/י 𐤁𐤕/𐤉 viti my daughter my daughter (house-built one) HNcfsc/Sp1cs הַ/גְּדוֹלָ֤ה 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 hagedolah the eldest the great (feminine) HTd/Aafsa מֵרַב֙ 𐤌𐤓𐤁 merav Merab Increase HNp אֹתָ/הּ֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤄 otah her her/it HTo/Sp3fs אֶתֶּן 𐤀𐤕𐤍 eten I will give I will give HVqi1cs לְ/ךָ֣ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms לְ/אִשָּׁ֔ה 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤄 leishah as a wife to a woman HR/Ncfsa אַ֚ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe only surely, only HTa הֱיֵה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 heyeh be cause yourself to be HVqv2ms לִּ֣/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs לְ/בֶן 𐤋/𐤁𐤍 leven Bene (Bemba) a son to-his-son HR/Ncmsc חַ֔יִל 𐤇𐤉𐤋 chayil of valor force-strength HNcmsa וְ/הִלָּחֵ֖ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 vehilachem and fight and you must engage in battle HC/VNv2ms מִלְחֲמ֣וֹת 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤕 milechamot the battles fightings of HNcfpc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp וְ/שָׁא֣וּל 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 veshaul And Saul and Asked-for HC/Np אָמַ֗ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar said he has caused-to-say HVqp3ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon, over (down-upon) HTn תְּהִ֤י 𐤕𐤄𐤉 tehi be cause her to exist HVqj3fs יָדִ/י֙ 𐤉𐤃/𐤉 yadi my hand my hand HNcbsc/Sp1cs בּ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo against him HR/Sp3ms וּ/תְהִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 utehi and let be and she would become HC/Vqj3fs ב֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo against him HR/Sp3ms יַד 𐤉𐤃 yad the hand hand HNcbsc פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim of Philistines Invader-men (Pelishtites) HNgmpa
And Saul said and he declared Saul Asked-for One I will give her I will give her to him — that she may be and she would become to him — a snare for a snare and that she may be and she would become against him — hand hand of the Philistines Invader-men (Pelishtites) And Saul said and he declared Saul Asked-for One to toward David Beloved-one (David) in the one of the two in two (feminine) you shall be son-in-law you (masculine singular) shall join yourself in marriage to me — this day the hot-day
Verse 21 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And Saul said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Asked-for One HNp אֶתְּנֶ֤/נָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤍/𐤍𐤄 etenenah I will give her I will give her HVqi1cs/Sp3fs לּ/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms וּ/תְהִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 utehi that she may be and she would become HC/Vqj3fs ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 to him HR/Sp3ms לְ/מוֹקֵ֔שׁ 𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤒𐤔 lemoqesh a snare for a snare HR/Ncmsa וּ/תְהִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 utehi-2 and that she may be and she would become HC/Vqj3fs ב֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo against him HR/Sp3ms יַד 𐤉𐤃 yad hand hand HNcbsc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim of the Philistines Invader-men (Pelishtites) HNgmpa וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 And Saul said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul Asked-for One HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR דָּוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp בִּ/שְׁתַּ֛יִם 𐤁/𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 bishetayim in the one of the two in two (feminine) HR/Acfda תִּתְחַתֵּ֥ן 𐤕𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤍 titechaten you shall be son-in-law you (masculine singular) shall join yourself in marriage HVtp2ms בִּ֖/י 𐤁/𐤉 bi to me HR/Sp1cs הַ/יּֽוֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom this day the hot-day HTd/Ncmsa
and commanded and he charged Saul Asked-for One his (definite object-marker) servants his serving-men speak Speak forth, you men! to toward David Beloved-one (David) secretly in the covering-secrecy saying to-say Behold Look! delights he delights in you — the king the king and all and the whole of his servants his bond-servants love you they have loved you (masculine singular) now therefore and now (at this time) be the king's son-in-law you have bound yourself in marriage-alliance to the king in the king
Verse 22 וַ/יְצַ֨ו 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤅 vayetsav and commanded and he charged HC/Vpw3ms שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Asked-for One HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et his (definite object-marker) HTo עֲבָדָ֗/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤅 avadav servants his serving-men HNcmpc/Sp3ms דַּבְּר֨וּ 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅 daberu speak Speak forth, you men! HVpv2mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR דָּוִ֤ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp בַּ/לָּט֙ 𐤁/𐤋𐤈 balat secretly in the covering-secrecy HRd/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold Look! HTm חָפֵ֤ץ 𐤇𐤐𐤑 chafets delights he delights HVqp3ms בְּ/ךָ֙ 𐤁/𐤊 bekha in you HR/Sp2ms הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and the whole of HC/Ncmsc עֲבָדָ֖י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants his bond-servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms אֲהֵב֑וּ/ךָ 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤅/𐤊 ahevukha love you they have loved you (masculine singular) HVqp3cp/Sp2ms וְ/עַתָּ֖ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah now therefore and now (at this time) HC/D הִתְחַתֵּ֥ן 𐤄𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤍 hitechaten be the king's son-in-law you have bound yourself in marriage-alliance HVtv2ms בַּ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤊 bamelekhe to the king in the king HRd/Ncmsa
and spoke and they spoke forth servants of servants of Saul Asked-for One in the ears of in the two ears of David Beloved-one (David) — (definite object-marker) the words the spoken matters these these (ones) and said and he declared David Beloved-one (David) a light thing — in your eyes in your (masculine plural) eyes to become son-in-law you have bound yourself in marriage-alliance to the king in the king and I and I myself a man individual man poor a dispossessed man and lightly esteemed —
Verse 23 וַֽ/יְדַבְּר֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅 vayedaberu and spoke and they spoke forth HC/Vpw3mp עַבְדֵ֤י 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 avedey servants of servants of HNcmpc שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Asked-for One HNp בְּ/אָזְנֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉 beazeney in the ears of in the two ears of HR/Ncfdc דָוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/דְּבָרִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hadevarim the words the spoken matters HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֑לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these (ones) HTd/Pdxcp וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David Beloved-one (David) HNp הַֽ/נְקַלָּ֤ה 𐤄/𐤍𐤒𐤋𐤄 haneqalah a light thing HTi/VNrfsa בְ/עֵֽינֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 veeyneykhem in your eyes in your (masculine plural) eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2mp הִתְחַתֵּ֣ן 𐤄𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤍 hitechaten to become son-in-law you have bound yourself in marriage-alliance HVtc בַּ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤊 bamelekhe to the king in the king HRd/Ncmsa וְ/אָנֹכִ֖י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 veanokhi and I and I myself HC/Pp1cs אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man individual man HNcmsa רָ֥שׁ 𐤓𐤔 rash poor a dispossessed man HVqrmsa וְ/נִקְלֶֽה 𐤅/𐤍𐤒𐤋𐤄 veniqeleh and lightly esteemed HC/VNrmsa
And Saul said and he declared Saul Asked-for One Thus like-this shall you say you masculine plural cause-to-say to David to David (the Beloved One) no there-is-no desire delight for the king to the king in dowry — but for (as reason or ground) a hundred in a hundred foreskins foreskins of of Philistines Invader-men (Pelishtites) to avenge to avenge oneself on enemies among the hating-ones of the king the king And Saul and Asked-for thought he wove-contrived to make fall to cause to fall [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) David Beloved-one (David) by hand in the hand of of Philistines Invader-men (Pelishtites)
Verse 25 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And Saul said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Asked-for One HNp כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus like-this HD תֹאמְר֣וּ 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 tomeru shall you say you masculine plural cause-to-say HVqi2mp לְ/דָוִ֗ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid to David to David (the Beloved One) HR/Np אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn no there-is-no HTn חֵ֤פֶץ 𐤇𐤐𐤑 chefets desire delight HNcmsa לַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe for the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa בְּ/מֹ֔הַר 𐤁/𐤌𐤄𐤓 bemohar in dowry HR/Ncmsa כִּ֗י 𐤊𐤉 ki but for (as reason or ground) HC בְּ/מֵאָה֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤀𐤄 bemeah a hundred in a hundred HR/Acbsa עָרְל֣וֹת 𐤏𐤓𐤋𐤅𐤕 arelot foreskins foreskins of HNcfpc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim of Philistines Invader-men (Pelishtites) HNgmpa לְ/הִנָּקֵ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤍𐤒𐤌 lehinaqem to avenge to avenge oneself HR/VNc בְּ/אֹיְבֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉 beoyevey on enemies among the hating-ones of HR/Vqrmpc הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/שָׁא֣וּל 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 veshaul And Saul and Asked-for HC/Np חָשַׁ֔ב 𐤇𐤔𐤁 chashav thought he wove-contrived HVqp3ms לְ/הַפִּ֥יל 𐤋/𐤄𐤐𐤉𐤋 lehapil to make fall to cause to fall HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo דָּוִ֖ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by hand in the hand of HR/Ncbsc פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim-2 of Philistines Invader-men (Pelishtites) HNgmpa
and they told and they made known his servants his bond-servants to David to David (the Beloved One) direct object marker (definite object-marker) the words the spoken matters these these (ones) and it was right and he was upright the matter the spoken-word in eyes of in the eyes of David Beloved-one (David) to marry to bind oneself in marriage-alliance with the king in the king and not and not had been fulfilled they have filled up the days the days
Verse 26 וַ/יַּגִּ֨דוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃𐤅 vayagidu and they told and they made known HC/Vhw3mp עֲבָדָ֤י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants his bond-servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms לְ/דָוִד֙ 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid to David to David (the Beloved One) HR/Np אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/דְּבָרִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hadevarim the words the spoken matters HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֔לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these (ones) HTd/Pdxcp וַ/יִּשַׁ֤ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓 vayishar and it was right and he was upright HC/Vqw3ms הַ/דָּבָר֙ 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the matter the spoken-word HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney in eyes of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc דָוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp לְ/הִתְחַתֵּ֖ן 𐤋/𐤄𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤍 lehitechaten to marry to bind oneself in marriage-alliance HR/Vtc בַּ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤊 bamelekhe with the king in the king HRd/Ncmsa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn מָלְא֖וּ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅 maleu had been fulfilled they have filled up HVqp3cp הַ/יָּמִֽים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim the days the days HTd/Ncmpa
David arose and he rose up David Beloved-one (David) and went and he walked on he he himself and his men and his man-kind and struck and he struck down the Philistines among the Invaders two hundred two hundred men individual man and brought and he brought David Beloved-one (David) [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) their foreskins their foreskins and they fulfilled them and they filled them full to the king to the king to become son-in-law to bind oneself in marriage-alliance of the king in the king and gave and he gave to him — Saul Asked-for One [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) Michal Streamlet (feminine proper name) his daughter his built-daughter for a wife to a woman
Verse 27 וַ/יָּ֨קָם 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌 vayaqam David arose and he rose up HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and went and he walked on HC/Vqw3ms ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he himself HPp3ms וַ/אֲנָשָׁ֗י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤅 vaanashayv and his men and his man-kind HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּ֣ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and struck and he struck down HC/Vhw3ms בַּ/פְּלִשְׁתִּים֮ 𐤁/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 bapelishetim the Philistines among the Invaders HRd/Ngmpa מָאתַ֣יִם 𐤌𐤀𐤕𐤉𐤌 matayim two hundred two hundred HAcbda אִישׁ֒ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men individual man HNcmsa וַ/יָּבֵ֤א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayave and brought and he brought HC/Vhw3ms דָוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David Beloved-one (David) HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo עָרְלֹ֣תֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤓𐤋𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 areloteyhem their foreskins their foreskins HNcfpc/Sp3mp וַ/יְמַלְא֣וּ/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅/𐤌 vayemaleum and they fulfilled them and they filled them full HC/Vpw3mp/Sp3mp לַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe to the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa לְ/הִתְחַתֵּ֖ן 𐤋/𐤄𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤍 lehitechaten to become son-in-law to bind oneself in marriage-alliance HR/Vtc בַּ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤊 bamelekhe of the king in the king HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּתֶּן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms ל֥/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms שָׁא֛וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Asked-for One HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo מִיכַ֥ל 𐤌𐤉𐤊𐤋 mikhal Michal Streamlet (feminine proper name) HNp בִּתּ֖/וֹ 𐤁𐤕/𐤅 bito his daughter his built-daughter HNcfsc/Sp3ms לְ/אִשָּֽׁה 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤄 leishah for a wife to a woman HR/Ncfsa
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