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1 Samuel 18:17

Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”

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ASV

And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah’s battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

KJV

And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord’s battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
שָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
דָּוִ֗דda.VidDavidH1732 →
הִנֵּה֩hi.Nehhere!H2009 →
בִתִּ֨יvi.Tidaughter myH1323 →
הַגְּדוֹלָ֤הha.ge.do.Lah<the> elderH1419 →
מֵרַב֙me.RavMerabH4764 →
אֹתָהּ֙'o.Tah<obj.> herH853 →
אֶתֶּן־'e.ten-I will giveH5414 →
לְךָ֣le.Khato <the> you
לְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.Shahto a wifeH802 →
אַ֚ךְ'akhonlyH389 →
הֱיֵה־he.yeh-becomeH1961 →
לִּ֣יliof me
לְבֶן־le.ven-<into> a son ofH1121 →
חַ֔יִלCha.yilstrengthH2428 →
וְהִלָּחֵ֖םve.hi.la.Chemand fightH3898 →
מִלְחֲמ֣וֹתmil.cha.Mot[the] battles ofH4421 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'Uland SaulH7586 →
אָמַ֗ר'a.Marhe saidH559 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תְּהִ֤יte.Hiit beH1961 →
יָדִי֙ya.Dihand myH3027 →
בּ֔וֹboon <the> him
וּתְהִי־u.te.hi-and let it beH1961 →
ב֖וֹvoon <the> him
יַד־yad-[the] hand ofH3027 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430 →

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1 Samuel 17:25Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see this man who keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”1 Samuel 25:28Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because he fights the LORD’s battles. May no evil be found in you as long as you live.1 Samuel 18:25Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.1 Samuel 18:21“I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”Psalms 56:5All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.Proverbs 26:26Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.1 Samuel 17:47And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”Genesis 37:27Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.Psalms 35:8May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.Numbers 21:14Therefore it is stated in the Book of the Wars of the LORD: “Waheb in Suphah and the wadis of the Arnon,Deuteronomy 17:7The hands of the witnesses shall be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people. So you must purge the evil from among you.2 Samuel 12:9Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own, for you have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.Numbers 32:29And Moses said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, with every man armed for battle before the LORD, and the land is subdued before you, then you are to give them the land of Gilead as a possession.2 Samuel 11:15In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.”Numbers 32:20Moses replied, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle,Psalms 55:21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.Numbers 32:27But your servants are equipped for war, and every man will cross over to the battle before the LORD, just as our lord says.”

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