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וַיְהִ֗י

And it came to pass when he had made an end

כְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙

of speaking

לְדַבֵּ֣ר

 

אֶל

unto Saul

שָׁא֔וּל

him as his own soul

כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

and Jonathan

יְהֽוֹנָתָ֖ן

was knit

נִקְשְׁרָ֖ה

him as his own soul

כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

of David

דָּוִ֑ד

loved

וַיֶּֽאֱהָבֵ֥וּ

and Jonathan

יְהֽוֹנָתָ֖ן

him as his own soul

כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

took

וַיִּקָּחֵ֥הוּ

And Saul

שָׁא֖וּל

him that day

בַּיּ֣וֹם

 

הַה֑וּא

 

וְלֹ֣א

and would let

נְתָנ֔וֹ

him go no more home

לָשׁ֖וּב

house

בֵּ֥ית

to his father's

אָבִֽיו׃

made

וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת

Then Jonathan

יְהֽוֹנָתָ֛ן

and David

וְדָוִ֖ד

a covenant

בְּרִ֑ית

because he loved

בְּאַֽהֲבָת֥וֹ

 

אֹת֖וֹ

him as his own soul

כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

stripped

וַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁ֣ט

And Jonathan

יְהֽוֹנָתָ֗ן

 

אֶֽת

himself of the robe

הַמְּעִיל֙

 

אֲשֶׁ֣ר

 

עָלָ֔יו

that was upon him and gave

וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ

it to David

לְדָוִ֑ד

and his garments

וּמַדָּ֕יו

 

וְעַד

even to his sword

חַרְבּ֥וֹ

 

וְעַד

and to his bow

קַשְׁתּ֖וֹ

 

וְעַד

 

חֲגֹרֽוֹ׃

went out

וַיֵּצֵ֨א

And David

דָוִ֜ד

 

בְּכֹל֩

 

אֲשֶׁ֨ר

sent

יִשְׁלָחֶ֤נּוּ

and Saul

שָׁאֽוּל׃

him and behaved himself wisely

יַשְׂכִּ֔יל

set

וַיְשִׂמֵ֣הוּ

and Saul

שָׁאֽוּל׃

 

עַ֖ל

him over the men

אַנְשֵׁ֣י

of war

הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה

and he was accepted

וַיִּיטַב֙

and also in the sight

בְּעֵינֵ֖י

 

כָל

of all the people

הָעָ֔ם

 

וְגַ֕ם

and also in the sight

בְּעֵינֵ֖י

servants

עַבְדֵ֥י

and Saul

שָׁאֽוּל׃

 

וַיְהִ֣י

And it came to pass as they came

בְּבוֹאָ֗ם

was returned

בְּשׁ֤וּב

when David

דָּוִד֙

from the slaughter

מֵֽהַכּ֣וֹת

 

אֶת

of the Philistine

הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י

came out

וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה

that the women

הַנָּשִׁ֜ים

 

מִכָּל

of all cities

עָרֵ֤י

of Israel

יִשְׂרָאֵל֙

singing

לָשִׁ֣ור

and dancing

וְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹת

to meet

לִקְרַ֖את

Saul

שָׁא֣וּל

king

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ

with tabrets

בְּתֻפִּ֥ים

with joy

בְּשִׂמְחָ֖ה

and with instruments

וּבְשָֽׁלִשִֽׁים׃

answered

וַֽתַּעֲנֶ֛ינָה

And the women

הַנָּשִׁ֥ים

one another as they played

הַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹת

and said

וַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָ

hath slain

הִכָּ֤ה

Saul

שָׁאוּל֙

his thousands

בַּֽאֲלָפָ֔ו

and David

וְדָוִ֖ד

his ten thousands

בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃

wroth

וַיִּ֨חַר

And Saul

לְשָׁא֜וּל

was very

מְאֹ֗ד

displeased

וַיֵּ֤רַע

 

בְּעֵינָיו֙

and the saying

הַדָּבָ֣ר

 

הַזֶּ֔ה

him and he said

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר

They have ascribed

נָֽתְנ֖וּ

unto David

לְדָוִד֙

ten thousands

רְבָב֔וֹת

 

וְלִ֥י

They have ascribed

נָֽתְנ֖וּ

but thousands

הָֽאֲלָפִ֑ים

 

וְע֥וֹד

 

ל֖וֹ

 

אַ֥ךְ

and what can he have more but the kingdom

הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃

 

וַיְהִ֥י

And Saul

שָׁא֖וּל

eyed

עֹוֵ֣ן

 

אֶת

David

דָּוִ֑ד

from that day

מֵֽהַיּ֥וֹם

 

הַה֖וּא

and forward

וָהָֽלְאָה׃

 

וַיְהִ֣י

And it came to pass on the morrow

מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת

came

וַתִּצְלַ֣ח

spirit

רוּחַ֩

from God

אֱלֹהִ֨ים׀

that the evil

רָעָ֤ה׀

 

אֶל

in Saul's

שָׁאֽוּל׃

and he prophesied

וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֣א

in the midst

בְתוֹךְ

of the house

הַבַּ֔יִת

and David

וְדָוִ֛ד

played

מְנַגֵּ֥ן

hand

בְּיַד

as at other times

בְּי֑וֹם

as at other times

בְּי֑וֹם

and there was a javelin

וְהַֽחֲנִ֖ית

hand

בְּיַד

in Saul's

שָׁאֽוּל׃

cast

וַיָּ֤טֶל

And Saul

שָׁאוּל֙

 

אֶֽת

the javelin

הַחֲנִ֔ית

for he said

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר

I will smite

אַכֶּ֥ה

David

דָּוִ֛ד

even to the wall

וּבַקִּ֑יר

avoided out

וַיִּסֹּ֥ב

David

דָּוִ֛ד

of his presence

מִפָּנָ֖יו

twice

פַּֽעֲמָֽיִם׃

was afraid

וַיִּרָ֥א

And Saul

שָׁא֖וּל

of

מִלִּפְנֵ֣י

David

דָוִ֑ד

 

כִּֽי

 

הָיָ֤ה

because the LORD

יְהוָה֙

 

עִמּ֔וֹ

 

וּמֵעִ֥ם

And Saul

שָׁא֖וּל

was with him and was departed

סָֽר׃

removed

וַיְסִרֵ֤הוּ

Therefore Saul

שָׁאוּל֙

 

מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹ

him from him and made

וַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּ

 

ל֖וֹ

him his captain

שַׂר

over a thousand

אָ֑לֶף

and he went out

וַיֵּצֵ֥א

and came in

וַיָּבֹ֖א

before

לִפְנֵ֥י

the people

הָעָֽם׃

 

וַיְהִ֥י

And David

דָוִ֛ד

 

לְכָל

in all his ways

דָּרְכָ֖ו

behaved himself wisely

מַשְׂכִּ֑יל

and the LORD

וַֽיהוָ֖ה

 

עִמּֽוֹ׃

saw

וַיַּ֣רְא

Wherefore when Saul

שָׁא֔וּל

 

אֲשֶׁר

 

ה֖וּא

that he behaved

מַשְׂכִּ֣יל

himself very

מְאֹ֑ד

he was afraid

וַיָּ֖גָר

of

מִפָּנָֽיו׃

 

וְכָל

But all Israel

יִשְׂרָאֵל֙

and Judah

וִֽיהוּדָ֔ה

loved

אֹהֵ֖ב

 

אֶת

David

דָּוִ֑ד

 

כִּי

 

ה֛וּא

because he went out

יוֹצֵ֥א

and came in

וָבָ֖א

before

לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃

said

אָמַ֗ר

And Saul

וְשָׁא֣וּל

 

אֶל

to David

דָּוִ֗ד

 

הִנֵּה֩

daughter

בִתִּ֨י

Behold my elder

הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה

Merab

מֵרַב֙

 

אֹתָהּ֙

her will I give

אֶתֶּן

 

לְךָ֣

thee to wife

לְאִשָּׁ֔ה

 

אַ֚ךְ

 

הֱיֵה

 

לִּ֣י

only be thou valiant

לְבֶן

 

חַ֔יִל

for me and fight

וְהִלָּחֵ֖ם

battles

מִלְחֲמ֣וֹת

the LORD'S

יְהוָ֑ה

And Saul

וְשָׁא֣וּל

said

אָמַ֗ר

 

אַל

 

תְּהִ֤י

Let not mine hand

יַד

 

בּ֔וֹ

 

וּתְהִי

 

ב֖וֹ

Let not mine hand

יַד

of the Philistines

פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

said

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר

And David

דָּוִ֜ד

 

אֶל

unto Saul

שָׁא֗וּל

 

מִ֤י

 

אָֽנֹכִי֙

 

וּמִ֣י

Who am I and what is my life

חַיַּ֔י

family

מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת

or my father's

אָבִ֖י

in Israel

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

 

כִּֽי

 

אֶהְיֶ֥ה

that I should be son in law

חָתָ֖ן

to the king

לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

 

וַיְהִ֗י

But it came to pass at the time

בְּעֵ֥ת

should have been given

נִתְּנָ֛ה

 

אֶת

when Merab

מֵרַ֥ב

daughter

בַּת

Saul's

שָׁא֖וּל

to David

לְדָוִ֑ד

 

וְהִ֧יא

should have been given

נִתְּנָ֛ה

unto Adriel

לְעַדְרִיאֵ֥ל

the Meholathite

הַמְּחֹֽלָתִ֖י

to wife

לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

loved

וַתֶּֽאֱהַ֛ב

And Michal

מִיכַ֥ל

daughter

בַּת

Saul

לְשָׁא֔וּל

 

אֶת

David

דָּוִ֑ד

and they told

וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ

Saul

לְשָׁא֔וּל

pleased

וַיִּשַׁ֥ר

and the thing

הַדָּבָ֖ר

 

בְּעֵינָֽיו׃

said

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר

And Saul

שָׁאוּל֙

I will give

אֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה

 

לּוֹ֙

 

וּתְהִי

 

ל֣וֹ

him her that she may be a snare

לְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ

 

וּתְהִי

 

ב֖וֹ

to him and that the hand

יַד

of the Philistines

פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים

said

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר

And Saul

שָׁאוּל֙

 

אֶל

to David

דָּוִ֔ד

in the one of the twain

בִּשְׁתַּ֛יִם

be my son in law

תִּתְחַתֵּ֥ן

 

בִּ֖י

Thou shalt this day

הַיּֽוֹם׃

commanded

וַיְצַ֨ו

And Saul

שָׁא֜וּל

 

אֶת

his servants

עֲבָדָ֖יו

saying Commune

דַּבְּר֨וּ

 

אֶל

with David

דָּוִ֤ד

secretly

בַּלָּט֙

and say

לֵאמֹ֔ר

 

הִנֵּ֨ה

hath delight

חָפֵ֤ץ

 

בְּךָ֙

Behold the king

בַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

 

וְכָל

his servants

עֲבָדָ֖יו

love

אֲהֵב֑וּךָ

 

וְעַתָּ֖ה

son in law

הִתְחַתֵּ֥ן

Behold the king

בַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

spake

וַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּ

servants

עַבְדֵ֤י

And Saul's

שָׁאוּל֙

in the ears

בְּאָזְנֵ֣י

And David

דָּוִ֗ד

 

אֶת

those words

הַדְּבָרִ֖ים

 

הָאֵ֑לֶּה

said

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

And David

דָּוִ֗ד

it to you a light

הַֽנְקַלָּ֤ה

Seemeth

בְעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙

son in law

הִתְחַתֵּ֣ן

thing to be a king's

בַּמֶּ֔לֶךְ

 

וְאָֽנֹכִ֖י

man

אִֽישׁ

seeing that I am a poor

רָ֥שׁ

and lightly esteemed

וְנִקְלֶֽה׃

told

וַיַּגִּ֜דוּ

And the servants

עַבְדֵ֥י

of Saul

שָׁא֛וּל

 

ל֖וֹ

him saying

לֵאמֹ֑ר

On this manner

כַּדְּבָרִ֥ים

 

הָאֵ֖לֶּה

spake

דִּבֶּ֥ר

David

דָּוִֽד׃

Thus shall ye say

תֹאמְר֣וּ

And Saul

וְשָׁא֣וּל

 

כֹּֽה

Thus shall ye say

תֹאמְר֣וּ

to David

דָּוִ֖ד

 

אֵֽין

desireth

חֵ֤פֶץ

The king

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ

not any dowry

בְּמֹ֔הַר

 

כִּ֗י

but an hundred

בְּמֵאָה֙

foreskins

עָרְל֣וֹת

of the Philistines

פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

to be avenged

לְהִנָּקֵ֖ם

enemies

בְּאֹֽיְבֵ֣י

The king

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ

And Saul

וְשָׁא֣וּל

thought

חָשַׁ֔ב

fall

לְהַפִּ֥יל

 

אֶת

to David

דָּוִ֖ד

by the hand

בְּיַד

of the Philistines

פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

told

וַיַּגִּ֨דוּ

And when his servants

עֲבָדָ֤יו

David

דָוִ֔ד

 

אֶת

these words

הַדָּבָר֙

 

הָאֵ֔לֶּה

it pleased

וַיִּשַׁ֤ר

these words

הַדָּבָר֙

 

בְּעֵינֵ֣י

David

דָוִ֔ד

son in law

לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן

well to be the king's

בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ

 

וְלֹ֥א

were not expired

מָֽלְא֖וּ

and the days

הַיָּמִֽים׃

arose

וַיָּ֨קָם

Wherefore David

דָוִד֙

 

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ׀

 

ה֣וּא

men

אִישׁ֒

and slew

וַיַּ֣ךְ

of the Philistines

בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֮

two hundred

מָאתַ֣יִם

men

אִישׁ֒

brought

וַיָּבֵ֤א

Wherefore David

דָוִד֙

 

אֶת

their foreskins

עָרְלֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם

and they gave them in full tale

וַיְמַלְא֣וּם

that he might be the king's

בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ

son in law

לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן

that he might be the king's

בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ

gave

וַיִּתֶּן

 

ל֥וֹ

And Saul

שָׁא֛וּל

 

אֶת

him Michal

מִיכַ֥ל

his daughter

בִּתּ֖וֹ

to wife

לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

saw

וַיַּ֤רְא

And Saul

שָׁא֖וּל

and knew

וַיֵּ֔דַע

 

כִּ֥י

that the LORD

יְהוָ֖ה

 

עִם

was with David

דָּוִ֑ד

and that Michal

וּמִיכַ֥ל

daughter

בַּת

And Saul

שָׁא֖וּל

loved

אֲהֵבַֽתְהוּ׃

was yet the more

וַיֹּ֣אסֶף

And Saul

שָׁא֛וּל

afraid

לֵרֹ֛א

of

מִפְּנֵ֥י

David

דָּוִ֖ד

 

ע֑וֹד

 

וַיְהִ֥י

And Saul

שָׁא֛וּל

enemy

אֹיֵ֥ב

 

אֶת

David

דָּוִ֖ד

 

כָּל

continually

הַיָּמִֽים׃

they went forth

צֵאתָ֗ם

Then the princes

שָׂרֵ֣י

of the Philistines

פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים

 

וַיְהִ֣י׀

and it came to pass after

מִדֵּ֣י

they went forth

צֵאתָ֗ם

behaved himself more wisely

שָׂכַ֤ל

that David

דָּוִד֙

 

מִכֹּל֙

than all the servants

עַבְדֵ֣י

of Saul

שָׁא֔וּל

set by

וַיִּיקַ֥ר

so that his name

שְׁמ֖וֹ

was much

מְאֹֽד׃