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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Verse 1
And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass when he had finished as his completing as he finished speaking to declare to speak to toward to Saul Shaul Shaul the soul of living being and life Jonathan YHWH-has-given Yehonatan was knit was bound together was knit to the soul of in a living being to the soul of David David David and he loved him and he loved and he loved him and Jonathan loved him and he loved him and he loved him Jonathan YHWH-has-given Yehonatan as his own soul as his living-self as his life
וַ/יְהִ֗י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms כְּ/כַלֹּת/וֹ֙ 𐤊/𐤊𐤋𐤕/𐤅 kekhaloto when he had finished as his completing as he finished HR/Vpc/Sp3ms לְ/דַבֵּ֣ר 𐤋/𐤃𐤁𐤓 ledaber speaking to declare to speak HR/Vpc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR שָׁא֔וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp וְ/נֶ֨פֶשׁ֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤔 venefesh the soul of living being and life HC/Ncbsc יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yehonatan Jonathan YHWH-has-given Yehonatan HNp נִקְשְׁרָ֖ה 𐤍𐤒𐤔𐤓𐤄 niqesherah was knit was bound together was knit HVNp3fs בְּ/נֶ֣פֶשׁ 𐤁/𐤍𐤐𐤔 benefesh to the soul of in a living being to the soul of HR/Ncbsc דָּוִ֑ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp ו/יאהבו 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤅 vyhvv hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) and he loved him and he loved and he loved him HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יֶּאֱהָבֵ֥/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤄𐤁/𐤄𐤅 vayeehavehu hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) and Jonathan loved him and he loved him and he loved him HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yehonatan-2 Jonathan YHWH-has-given Yehonatan HNp כְּ/נַפְשֽׁ/וֹ 𐤊/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 kenafesho as his own soul as his living-self as his life HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms
Verse 4
stripped off he stripped himself he stripped himself Jonathan YHWH-has-given Yehonatan direct object marker object-marker [·] the robe the outer robe the outer robe that that-which that which was on him upon him upon him and gave it and he gave him and he gave it to David to David to David and his garments and his measured garments and his garments even to and up to and up to his sword his destroying blade his sword and to and up to and up to his bow his bow his bow and to and up to and up to his girdle his girding-belt his girdle
וַ/יִּתְפַּשֵּׁ֣ט 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤔𐤈 vayitepashet stripped off he stripped himself he stripped himself HC/Vtw3ms יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yehonatan Jonathan YHWH-has-given Yehonatan HNp אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo הַ/מְּעִיל֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤋 hameil the robe the outer robe the outer robe HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr עָלָ֔י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv was on him upon him upon him HR/Sp3ms וַֽ/יִּתְּנֵ֖/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍/𐤄𐤅 vayitenehu and gave it and he gave him and he gave it HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms לְ/דָוִ֑ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid to David to David to David HR/Np וּ/מַדָּ֕י/ו 𐤅/𐤌𐤃𐤉/𐤅 umadayv and his garments and his measured garments and his garments HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead even to and up to and up to HC/R חַרְבּ֥/וֹ 𐤇𐤓𐤁/𐤅 charebo his sword his destroying blade his sword HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead-2 and to and up to and up to HC/R קַשְׁתּ֖/וֹ 𐤒𐤔𐤕/𐤅 qasheto his bow his bow his bow HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead-3 and to and up to and up to HC/R חֲגֹרֽ/וֹ 𐤇𐤂𐤓/𐤅 chagoro his girdle his girding-belt his girdle HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Verse 5
And David went out and he went out and he went out David David David wherever in entirety in all that that-which that Saul sent him he will send him he would send him Saul Shaul Shaul and prospered he will make wise he acted wisely and Saul set him and he placed him and he set him Saul Shaul Shaul over upon over the men men of men of of war the battle the battle And it was good and he became good and he was good in the eyes of in the eyes of in the eyes of all all of all of the people the gathered people people and also and also and also in the eyes of in the eyes of in the eyes of servants servants of servants of Saul's Shaul Shaul
וַ/יֵּצֵ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse And David went out and he went out and he went out HC/Vqw3ms דָוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp בְּ/כֹל֩ 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol kila (Swahili) wherever in entirety in all HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr יִשְׁלָחֶ֤/נּוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤍𐤅 yishelachenu Saul sent him he will send him he would send him HVqi3ms/Sp3ms שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp יַשְׂכִּ֔יל 𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤋 yasekil and prospered he will make wise he acted wisely HVhi3ms וַ/יְשִׂמֵ֣/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌/𐤄𐤅 vayesimehu and Saul set him and he placed him and he set him HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms שָׁא֔וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul Shaul Shaul HNp עַ֖ל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon over HR אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey the men men of men of HNcmpc הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 hamilechamah of war the battle the battle HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יִּיטַב֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤈𐤁 vayitav And it was good and he became good and he was good HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney Enyi (Fante) in the eyes of in the eyes of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal kila (Swahili) all all of all of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people people HTd/Ncmsa וְ/גַ֕ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also and also HC/Ta בְּ/עֵינֵ֖י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney-2 Enyi (Fante) in the eyes of in the eyes of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc עַבְדֵ֥י 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 avedey servants servants of servants of HNcmpc שָׁאֽוּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-3 Saul's Shaul Shaul HNp
Verse 6
And it was and he became and it was as they came in their coming in their coming in returning in returning in returning David David David from the striking from striking from striking direct object marker object-marker [·] the Philistine the Philistine man the Pelisheti and came out and they (fem.) went out and they (fem.) went out the women the women the women from all from the entirety of from all cities settlements of the cities Israel El-Contends Yiserael to sing to sing to sing and to dance to sing to sing and the dances and the round dances and the round dances to meet to encounter to meet Saul Shaul Shaul the king the king the king with tambourines with frame-drums with frame-drums with joy in rejoicing in joy and with triangles and with third-rank officers and with third-rank officers
וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was and he became and it was HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/בוֹאָ֗/ם 𐤁/𐤁𐤅𐤀/𐤌 bevoam as they came in their coming in their coming HR/Vqc/Sp3mp בְּ/שׁ֤וּב 𐤁/𐤔𐤅𐤁 beshuv in returning in returning in returning HR/Vqc דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp מֵ/הַכּ֣וֹת 𐤌/𐤄𐤊𐤅𐤕 mehakot from the striking from striking from striking HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉 hapelisheti the Philistine the Philistine man the Pelisheti HTd/Ngmsa וַ/תֵּצֶ֨אנָה 𐤅/𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤍𐤄 vatetsenah and came out and they (fem.) went out and they (fem.) went out HC/Vqw3fp הַ/נָּשִׁ֜ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 hanashim the women the women the women HTd/Ncfpa מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal kila (Swahili) from all from the entirety of from all HR/Ncmsc עָרֵ֤י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey cities settlements of the cities HNcfpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp ל/שור 𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤓 lshvr to sing to sing to sing HR/Vqc לָ/שִׁ֣יר 𐤋/𐤔𐤉𐤓 lashir and to dance to sing to sing HR/Vqc וְ/הַ/מְּחֹל֔וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤕 vehamecholot and the dances and the round dances and the round dances HC/Td/Ncfpa לִ/קְרַ֖את 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat to meet to encounter to meet HR/Vqc שָׁא֣וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/תֻפִּ֥ים 𐤁/𐤕𐤐𐤉𐤌 betupim with tambourines with frame-drums with frame-drums HR/Ncmpa בְּ/שִׂמְחָ֖ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 besimechah Nsansamuka (Bemba) with joy in rejoicing in joy HR/Ncfsa וּ/בְ/שָׁלִשִֽׁים 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 uveshalishim and with triangles and with third-rank officers and with third-rank officers HC/R/Ncmpa
Verse 8
and it burned and he burned hot and he burned hot to Saul to Shaul to Shaul very with great force very and it was evil and he was harmed and it was evil in his eyes in his eyes in his eyes the matter the spoken-matter the matter this this one this and he said and he said and he said they have given they gave they gave to David to David to David ten thousands myriads ten thousands and to me — and to me they have given they gave they gave thousands the thousands the thousands and still and still / again and still to him — for him only surely only the kingdom the kingship the kingdom
וַ/יִּ֨חַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓 vayichar kala (Kikongo) and it burned and he burned hot and he burned hot HC/Vqw3ms לְ/שָׁא֜וּל 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 leshaul to Saul to Shaul to Shaul HR/Np מְאֹ֗ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very with great force very HD וַ/יֵּ֤רַע 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤏 vayera and it was evil and he was harmed and it was evil HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/עֵינָי/ו֙ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 beeynayv Enyi (Fante) in his eyes in his eyes in his eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms הַ/דָּבָ֣ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar Ndaba (Zulu) the matter the spoken-matter the matter HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms נָתְנ֤וּ 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅 natenu they have given they gave they gave HVqp3cp לְ/דָוִד֙ 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid to David to David to David HR/Np רְבָב֔וֹת 𐤓𐤁𐤁𐤅𐤕 revavot ten thousands myriads ten thousands HNcfpa וְ/לִ֥/י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉 veli and to me and to me HC/R/Sp1cs נָתְנ֖וּ 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅 natenu-2 they have given they gave they gave HVqp3cp הָ/אֲלָפִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 haalafim thousands the thousands the thousands HTd/Acbpa וְ/ע֥וֹד 𐤅/𐤏𐤅𐤃 veod and still and still / again and still HC/D ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him for him HR/Sp3ms אַ֥ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe only surely only HTa הַ/מְּלוּכָֽה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤊𐤄 hamelukhah the kingdom the kingship the kingdom HTd/Ncfsa
Verse 10
And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass on the next day the following day the following day came mightily and she advanced successfully and it advanced successfully spirit breath of spirit of from God mighty ones Elohim evil evil evil upon toward upon Saul Shaul Shaul and he raved and he acted as a prophet and he prophesied as a prophet in the midst of midst of in the midst of the house the built-house the built-house and David and David and David was playing the string-player the string-player with his hand in his hand in his hand as day like a day like a day by day in the day of in the day of and the spear and the spear and the spear in the hand by the hand of in the hand of of Saul Shaul Shaul
וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms מִֽ/מָּחֳרָ֗ת 𐤌/𐤌𐤇𐤓𐤕 mimachorat on the next day the following day the following day HR/Ncfsa וַ/תִּצְלַ֣ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤑𐤋𐤇 vatitselach came mightily and she advanced successfully and it advanced successfully HC/Vqw3fs רוּחַ֩ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha spirit breath of spirit of HNcbsc אֱלֹהִ֨ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) from God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa רָעָ֤ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil evil evil HAafsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el upon toward upon HR שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp וַ/יִּתְנַבֵּ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤁𐤀 vayitenabe and he raved and he acted as a prophet and he prophesied as a prophet HC/Vtw3ms בְ/תוֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 vetokhe in the midst of midst of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc הַ/בַּ֔יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit the house the built-house the built-house HTd/Ncmsa וְ/דָוִ֛ד 𐤅/𐤃𐤅𐤃 vedavid and David and David and David HC/Np מְנַגֵּ֥ן 𐤌𐤍𐤂𐤍 menagen was playing the string-player the string-player HVprmsa בְּ/יָד֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado with his hand in his hand in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms כְּ/י֣וֹם 𐤊/𐤉𐤅𐤌 keyom as day like a day like a day HR/Ncmsa בְּ/י֑וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom by day in the day of in the day of HR/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/חֲנִ֖ית 𐤅/𐤄/𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 vehachanit and the spear and the spear and the spear HC/Td/Ncfsa בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad in the hand by the hand of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc שָׁאֽוּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 of Saul Shaul Shaul HNp
Verse 11
and he hurled he hurled away he hurled away Saul Shaul Shaul [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the spear the set spear the spear and he said and he said and he said I will strike/pin I will strike I will strike David and David in David and the wall and in the wall and in the wall and he escaped and he turned around and he turned around David David David from his presence from his face from before him twice two strokes two times
וַ/יָּ֤טֶל 𐤅/𐤉𐤈𐤋 vayatel and he hurled he hurled away he hurled away HC/Vhw3ms שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/חֲנִ֔ית 𐤄/𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 hachanit the spear the set spear the spear HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אַכֶּ֥ה 𐤀𐤊𐤄 akeh I will strike/pin I will strike I will strike HVhi1cs בְ/דָוִ֖ד 𐤁/𐤃𐤅𐤃 vedavid David and David in David HR/Np וּ/בַ/קִּ֑יר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤒𐤉𐤓 uvaqir and the wall and in the wall and in the wall HC/Rd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּסֹּ֥ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤁 vayisov and he escaped and he turned around and he turned around HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֛ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp מִ/פָּנָ֖י/ו 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 mipanayv from his presence from his face from before him HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms פַּעֲמָֽיִם 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 paamayim twice two strokes two times HNcfda
Verse 17
And said and he said and he said Saul Shaul Shaul to toward to David David David Behold Look! look my daughter my daughter my daughter the eldest the great one the eldest Merab Abundant one Merav her her [·] I will give I will give I will give to you — to you as a wife to a woman as a wife only surely only be Be! Be! to me — to me a son son of a son of valor strength of valor and fight and wage war and fight the battles battles of battles of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh And Saul and Shaul and Shaul said he said he said not upon / over not be let her be let her be my hand my hand my hand against him — against him and let be and let her be and let her be against him — against him the hand open hand the hand of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp הִנֵּה֩ 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) Behold Look! look HTm בִתִּ֨/י 𐤁𐤕/𐤉 viti my daughter my daughter my daughter HNcfsc/Sp1cs הַ/גְּדוֹלָ֤ה 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 hagedolah the eldest the great one the eldest HTd/Aafsa מֵרַב֙ 𐤌𐤓𐤁 merav Merab Abundant one Merav HNp אֹתָ/הּ֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤄 otah her her [·] HTo/Sp3fs אֶתֶּן 𐤀𐤕𐤍 eten I will give I will give I will give HVqi1cs לְ/ךָ֣ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you to you HR/Sp2ms לְ/אִשָּׁ֔ה 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤄 leishah as a wife to a woman as a wife HR/Ncfsa אַ֚ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe only surely only HTa הֱיֵה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 heyeh be Be! Be! HVqv2ms לִּ֣/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me to me HR/Sp1cs לְ/בֶן 𐤋/𐤁𐤍 leven Bene (Bemba) a son son of a son HR/Ncmsc חַ֔יִל 𐤇𐤉𐤋 chayil kayila (Lunda) of valor strength of valor HNcmsa וְ/הִלָּחֵ֖ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 vehilachem and fight and wage war and fight HC/VNv2ms מִלְחֲמ֣וֹת 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤕 milechamot the battles battles of battles of HNcfpc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/שָׁא֣וּל 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 veshaul And Saul and Shaul and Shaul HC/Np אָמַ֗ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar said he said he said HVqp3ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over not HTn תְּהִ֤י 𐤕𐤄𐤉 tehi be let her be let her be HVqj3fs יָדִ/י֙ 𐤉𐤃/𐤉 yadi my hand my hand my hand HNcbsc/Sp1cs בּ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo against him against him HR/Sp3ms וּ/תְהִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 utehi and let be and let her be and let her be HC/Vqj3fs ב֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo against him against him HR/Sp3ms יַד 𐤉𐤃 yad the hand open hand the hand HNcbsc פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa
Verse 18
and said and he said and he said David David David to toward to Saul Shaul Shaul who who? who? am I I myself I myself and what and who? and who? is my life my lives my livings family clan of clan of of my father my father my father in Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael that for/because for I should be I will be I should be son-in-law marriage-allied man son-in-law to the king to the king to the king
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR שָׁא֗וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp מִ֤י 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? who? HTi אָֽנֹכִי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi ine-neka (Bemba) am I I myself I myself HPp1cs וּ/מִ֣י 𐤅/𐤌𐤉 umi and what and who? and who? HC/Ti חַיַּ֔/י 𐤇𐤉/𐤉 chayay hai (Swahili) is my life my lives my livings HNcmpc/Sp1cs מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕 mishepachat family clan of clan of HNcfsc אָבִ֖/י 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi of my father my father my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because for HC אֶהְיֶ֥ה 𐤀𐤄𐤉𐤄 eheyeh I should be I will be I should be HVqi1cs חָתָ֖ן 𐤇𐤕𐤍 chatan ntanu (Kikongo) son-in-law marriage-allied man son-in-law HNcmsa לַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe to the king to the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa
Verse 19
And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass at the time at time-of in time-of to give to give to give [direct object marker] object-marker [·] Merab Abundant one Merav daughter daughter of daughter of Saul Shaul Shaul to David to David to David that she and she and she was given was given was given to Adriel Flock-of-God to Aderiel the Meholathite the man from Meadow-of-Dancing the Mecholati as a wife to a woman as a wife
וַ/יְהִ֗י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/עֵ֥ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 beet at the time at time-of in time-of HR/Ncbsc תֵּ֛ת 𐤕𐤕 tet to give to give to give HVqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo מֵרַ֥ב 𐤌𐤓𐤁 merav Merab Abundant one Merav HNp בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter of daughter of HNcfsc שָׁא֖וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp לְ/דָוִ֑ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid to David to David to David HR/Np וְ/הִ֧יא 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤀 vehi that she and she and she HC/Pp3fs נִתְּנָ֛ה 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤄 nitenah was given was given was given HVNp3fs לְ/עַדְרִיאֵ֥ל 𐤋/𐤏𐤃𐤓𐤉𐤀𐤋 leaderiel to Adriel Flock-of-God to Aderiel HR/Np הַ/מְּחֹלָתִ֖י 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤕𐤉 hamecholati the Meholathite the man from Meadow-of-Dancing the Mecholati HTd/Ngmsa לְ/אִשָּֽׁה 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤄 leishah as a wife to a woman as a wife HR/Ncfsa
Verse 21
And Saul said and he said and he said Saul Shaul Shaul I will give her I will give her I will give her to him — to him that she may be and let her be and let her be to him — to him a snare to a snare to a snare and that she may be and let her be and let her be against him — against him hand open hand hand of the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim And Saul said and he said and he said Saul Shaul Shaul to toward to David David David in the one of the two in two in two you shall be son-in-law you will ally yourself by marriage you will ally yourself by marriage to me — to me this day the day the day
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And Saul said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אֶתְּנֶ֤/נָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤍/𐤍𐤄 etenenah I will give her I will give her I will give her HVqi1cs/Sp3fs לּ/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms וּ/תְהִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 utehi that she may be and let her be and let her be HC/Vqj3fs ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 to him to him HR/Sp3ms לְ/מוֹקֵ֔שׁ 𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤒𐤔 lemoqesh a snare to a snare to a snare HR/Ncmsa וּ/תְהִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 utehi-2 and that she may be and let her be and let her be HC/Vqj3fs ב֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo against him against him HR/Sp3ms יַד 𐤉𐤃 yad hand open hand hand HNcbsc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim of the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 And Saul said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR דָּוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp בִּ/שְׁתַּ֛יִם 𐤁/𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 bishetayim in the one of the two in two in two HR/Acfda תִּתְחַתֵּ֥ן 𐤕𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤍 titechaten you shall be son-in-law you will ally yourself by marriage you will ally yourself by marriage HVtp2ms בִּ֖/י 𐤁/𐤉 bi to me to me HR/Sp1cs הַ/יּֽוֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom this day the day the day HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 22
and commanded and he commanded and he commanded Saul Shaul Shaul his object-marker [·] servants his servants his servants speak Speak! Speak to toward to David David David secretly hiddenness secretly saying to say to say Behold Look! look delights he delights he delights in you — in you the king the king the king and all and whole of and all of his servants his servants his servants love you they loved you they love you now therefore and now and now be the king's son-in-law ally yourself by marriage ally yourself by marriage to the king in the king with the king
וַ/יְצַ֨ו 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤅 vayetsav and commanded and he commanded and he commanded HC/Vpw3ms שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et his object-marker [·] HTo עֲבָדָ֗/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤅 avadav servants his servants his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms דַּבְּר֨וּ 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅 daberu speak Speak! Speak HVpv2mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR דָּוִ֤ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp בַּ/לָּט֙ 𐤁/𐤋𐤈 balat luta (Kikongo) secretly hiddenness secretly HRd/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) Behold Look! look HTm חָפֵ֤ץ 𐤇𐤐𐤑 chafets delights he delights he delights HVqp3ms בְּ/ךָ֙ 𐤁/𐤊 bekha in you in you HR/Sp2ms הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc עֲבָדָ֖י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants his servants his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms אֲהֵב֑וּ/ךָ 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤅/𐤊 ahevukha hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) love you they loved you they love you HVqp3cp/Sp2ms וְ/עַתָּ֖ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah now therefore and now and now HC/D הִתְחַתֵּ֥ן 𐤄𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤍 hitechaten be the king's son-in-law ally yourself by marriage ally yourself by marriage HVtv2ms בַּ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤊 bamelekhe to the king in the king with the king HRd/Ncmsa
Verse 23
and spoke they spoke forth and they spoke forth servants of servants of servants of Saul Shaul Shaul in the ears of in the ears of in the ears of David David David — object-marker [·] the words the spoken matters the spoken matters these these ones these and said and he said and he said David David David a light thing the treated-lightly one the treated-lightly one in your eyes your eyes in your eyes to become son-in-law ally yourself by marriage ally yourself by marriage to the king in the king with the king and I and I and I a man man man poor Become impoverished impoverished and lightly esteemed being treated as insignificant and being treated as insignificant
וַֽ/יְדַבְּר֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅 vayedaberu and spoke they spoke forth and they spoke forth HC/Vpw3mp עַבְדֵ֤י 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 avedey servants of servants of servants of HNcmpc שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp בְּ/אָזְנֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉 beazeney in the ears of in the ears of in the ears of HR/Ncfdc דָוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo הַ/דְּבָרִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hadevarim Ndaba (Zulu) the words the spoken matters the spoken matters HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֑לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones these HTd/Pdxcp וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp הַֽ/נְקַלָּ֤ה 𐤄/𐤍𐤒𐤋𐤄 haneqalah a light thing the treated-lightly one the treated-lightly one HTi/VNrfsa בְ/עֵֽינֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 veeyneykhem Enyi (Fante) in your eyes your eyes in your eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2mp הִתְחַתֵּ֣ן 𐤄𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤍 hitechaten to become son-in-law ally yourself by marriage ally yourself by marriage HVtc בַּ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤊 bamelekhe to the king in the king with the king HRd/Ncmsa וְ/אָנֹכִ֖י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 veanokhi ine-neka (Bemba) and I and I and I HC/Pp1cs אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man man HNcmsa רָ֥שׁ 𐤓𐤔 rash poor Become impoverished impoverished HVqrmsa וְ/נִקְלֶֽה 𐤅/𐤍𐤒𐤋𐤄 veniqeleh and lightly esteemed being treated as insignificant and being treated as insignificant HC/VNrmsa
Verse 25
And Saul said and he said and he said Saul Shaul Shaul Thus in this manner thus shall you say you say you shall say to David to David to David no there is not there is not desire delight-desire delight-desire for the king to the king to the king in dowry with bride-price with bride-price but for/because for a hundred in one hundred in one hundred foreskins foreskins of foreskins of of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim to avenge to avenge oneself to avenge oneself on enemies among hostile-ones of among enemying-ones of the king the king the king And Saul and Shaul and Shaul thought he devised he considered to make fall to cause to fall to cause to fall [direct object marker] object-marker [·] David David David by hand by the hand of in the hand of of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And Saul said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner thus HD תֹאמְר֣וּ 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 tomeru shall you say you say you shall say HVqi2mp לְ/דָוִ֗ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid to David to David to David HR/Np אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn no there is not there is not HTn חֵ֤פֶץ 𐤇𐤐𐤑 chefets desire delight-desire delight-desire HNcmsa לַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe for the king to the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa בְּ/מֹ֔הַר 𐤁/𐤌𐤄𐤓 bemohar in dowry with bride-price with bride-price HR/Ncmsa כִּ֗י 𐤊𐤉 ki but for/because for HC בְּ/מֵאָה֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤀𐤄 bemeah a hundred in one hundred in one hundred HR/Acbsa עָרְל֣וֹת 𐤏𐤓𐤋𐤅𐤕 arelot foreskins foreskins of foreskins of HNcfpc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa לְ/הִנָּקֵ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤍𐤒𐤌 lehinaqem to avenge to avenge oneself to avenge oneself HR/VNc בְּ/אֹיְבֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉 beoyevey on enemies among hostile-ones of among enemying-ones of HR/Vqrmpc הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/שָׁא֣וּל 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 veshaul And Saul and Shaul and Shaul HC/Np חָשַׁ֔ב 𐤇𐤔𐤁 chashav thought he devised he considered HVqp3ms לְ/הַפִּ֥יל 𐤋/𐤄𐤐𐤉𐤋 lehapil to make fall to cause to fall to cause to fall HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo דָּוִ֖ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by hand by the hand of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim-2 of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa
Verse 26
and they told and they made known and they declared his servants his servants his servants to David to David to David direct object marker object-marker [·] the words the spoken matters the spoken matters these these ones these and it was right and he was upright and it was right the matter the spoken-matter the matter in eyes of in the eyes of in the eyes of David David David to marry to ally oneself by marriage to ally oneself by marriage with the king in the king with the king and not and not and not had been fulfilled they became full they were filled the days the days the days
וַ/יַּגִּ֨דוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃𐤅 vayagidu and they told and they made known and they declared HC/Vhw3mp עֲבָדָ֤י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants his servants his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms לְ/דָוִד֙ 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid to David to David to David HR/Np אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo הַ/דְּבָרִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hadevarim Ndaba (Zulu) the words the spoken matters the spoken matters HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֔לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones these HTd/Pdxcp וַ/יִּשַׁ֤ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓 vayishar and it was right and he was upright and it was right HC/Vqw3ms הַ/דָּבָר֙ 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar Ndaba (Zulu) the matter the spoken-matter the matter HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney Enyi (Fante) in eyes of in the eyes of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc דָוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp לְ/הִתְחַתֵּ֖ן 𐤋/𐤄𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤍 lehitechaten to marry to ally oneself by marriage to ally oneself by marriage HR/Vtc בַּ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤊 bamelekhe with the king in the king with the king HRd/Ncmsa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn מָלְא֖וּ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅 maleu had been fulfilled they became full they were filled HVqp3cp הַ/יָּמִֽים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim the days the days the days HTd/Ncmpa
Verse 27
David arose and he rose up and he rose up David David David and went and he went and he went he he he and his men and his men and his men and struck and he struck and he struck the Philistines the Philistine men in Pelishetim two hundred two hundred two hundred men man men and brought and he brought in and he brought in David David David [direct object marker] object-marker [·] their foreskins their foreskins their foreskins and they fulfilled them and they filled them and they filled them to the king to the king to the king to become son-in-law to ally oneself by marriage to ally oneself by marriage of the king in the king with the king and gave and he gave and he gave to him — to him Saul Shaul Shaul [direct object marker] object-marker [·] Michal Mikhal Mikhal his daughter his daughter his daughter for a wife to a woman to a woman
וַ/יָּ֨קָם 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌 vayaqam uku-ima (Bemba) David arose and he rose up and he rose up HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and went and he went and he went HC/Vqw3ms ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he he HPp3ms וַ/אֲנָשָׁ֗י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤅 vaanashayv and his men and his men and his men HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּ֣ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and struck and he struck and he struck HC/Vhw3ms בַּ/פְּלִשְׁתִּים֮ 𐤁/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 bapelishetim the Philistines the Philistine men in Pelishetim HRd/Ngmpa מָאתַ֣יִם 𐤌𐤀𐤕𐤉𐤌 matayim two hundred two hundred two hundred HAcbda אִישׁ֒ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men man men HNcmsa וַ/יָּבֵ֤א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayave and brought and he brought in and he brought in HC/Vhw3ms דָוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo עָרְלֹ֣תֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤓𐤋𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 areloteyhem their foreskins their foreskins their foreskins HNcfpc/Sp3mp וַ/יְמַלְא֣וּ/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅/𐤌 vayemaleum and they fulfilled them and they filled them and they filled them HC/Vpw3mp/Sp3mp לַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe to the king to the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa לְ/הִתְחַתֵּ֖ן 𐤋/𐤄𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤍 lehitechaten to become son-in-law to ally oneself by marriage to ally oneself by marriage HR/Vtc בַּ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤊 bamelekhe of the king in the king with the king HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּתֶּן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and gave and he gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms ל֥/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms שָׁא֛וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo מִיכַ֥ל 𐤌𐤉𐤊𐤋 mikhal Michal Mikhal Mikhal HNp בִּתּ֖/וֹ 𐤁𐤕/𐤅 bito his daughter his daughter his daughter HNcfsc/Sp3ms לְ/אִשָּֽׁה 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤄 leishah for a wife to a woman to a woman HR/Ncfsa
Verse 30
Then went forth and they went out and they went out the commanders chiefs of chiefs of of the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim and it came to pass and he became and it was as often from sufficiency of as often as they went forth their going out their going out behaved wisely he acted with insight he acted with insight David David David than all from the whole of than all the servants servants of servants of of Saul Shaul Shaul was set by and he was esteemed and he was esteemed his name his name his name much with great force very
וַ/יֵּצְא֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayetseu Then went forth and they went out and they went out HC/Vqw3mp שָׂרֵ֣י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey the commanders chiefs of chiefs of HNcmpc פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim of the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it came to pass and he became and it was HC/Vqw3ms מִ/דֵּ֣י 𐤌/𐤃𐤉 midey as often from sufficiency of as often as HR/Ncmsc צֵאתָ֗/ם 𐤑𐤀𐤕/𐤌 tsetam they went forth their going out their going out HVqc/Sp3mp שָׂכַ֤ל 𐤔𐤊𐤋 sakhal behaved wisely he acted with insight he acted with insight HVqp3ms דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp מִ/כֹּל֙ 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikol kila (Swahili) than all from the whole of than all HR/Ncmsc עַבְדֵ֣י 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 avedey the servants servants of servants of HNcmpc שָׁא֔וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul of Saul Shaul Shaul HNp וַ/יִּיקַ֥ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤒𐤓 vayiqar was set by and he was esteemed and he was esteemed HC/Vqw3ms שְׁמ֖/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo his name his name his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms מְאֹֽד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod much with great force very HD
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