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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.”

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ASV

And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time.

KJV

And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
שָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586 →
אֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahI will give herH5414 →
לּוֹ֙loto <the> him
וּתְהִי־u.te.hi-so she may becomeH1961 →
ל֣וֹlofor <the> him
לְמוֹקֵ֔שׁle.mo.Kesh<into> a snareH4170 →
וּתְהִי־u.te.hi-so it may beH1961 →
ב֖וֹvoon <the> him
יַד־yad-[the] hand ofH3027 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732 →
בִּשְׁתַּ֛יִםbish.Ta.yimin two [times]H8147 →
תִּתְחַתֵּ֥ןtit.cha.Tenyou will be a son-in-lawH2859 →
בִּ֖יbito me
הַיּֽוֹם׃hai.Yomthis dayH3117 →

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1 Samuel 18:17Then 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.”Psalms 56:5All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.Psalms 37:12The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,Jeremiah 9:8Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.1 Samuel 19:11–12Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”Exodus 10:7Pharaoh’s officials asked him, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the LORD their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is in ruins?”1 Samuel 18:26When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived,Exodus 23:33They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”Matthew 2:7Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.Proverbs 26:26Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.2 Samuel 12:7Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.Jeremiah 5:26For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.Proverbs 26:24–26A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.Psalms 7:14–16Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.Psalms 38:12Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.Psalms 11:2For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.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.”

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