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 5 וַ/יֵּצֵ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse And David went out and he went out HC/Vqw3ms דָוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp בְּ/כֹל֩ 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol wherever in entirety HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr יִשְׁלָחֶ֤/נּוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤍𐤅 yishelachenu Saul sent him he will send him HVqi3ms/Sp3ms שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp יַשְׂכִּ֔יל 𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤋 yasekil and prospered he will make wise HVhi3ms וַ/יְשִׂמֵ֣/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌/𐤄𐤅 vayesimehu and Saul set him and he placed him HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms שָׁא֔וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul Shaul Shaul HNp עַ֖ל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey the men men of HNcmpc הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 hamilechamah of war the battle HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יִּיטַב֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤈𐤁 vayitav And it was good and he became good HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney in the eyes of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all all of 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 Shaul Shaul HNp
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 returning HR/Vqc דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp מֵ/הַכּ֣וֹת 𐤌/𐤄𐤊𐤅𐤕 mehakot from the 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 HC/Vqw3fp הַ/נָּשִׁ֜ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 hanashim the women the women HTd/Ncfpa מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal from all from the entirety of HR/Ncmsc עָרֵ֤י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey cities settlements of HNcfpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp ל/שור 𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤓 lshvr to sing to sing HR/Vqc לָ/שִׁ֣יר 𐤋/𐤔𐤉𐤓 lashir and to dance to sing HR/Vqc וְ/הַ/מְּחֹל֔וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤕 vehamecholot and the dances and the round dances HC/Td/Ncfpa לִ/קְרַ֖את 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat to meet to encounter HR/Vqc שָׁא֣וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/תֻפִּ֥ים 𐤁/𐤕𐤐𐤉𐤌 betupim with tambourines with frame-drums HR/Ncmpa בְּ/שִׂמְחָ֖ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 besimechah with joy in rejoicing HR/Ncfsa וּ/בְ/שָׁלִשִֽׁים 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 uveshalishim and with triangles and with third-rank officers HC/R/Ncmpa
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 following day HR/Ncfsa וַ/תִּצְלַ֣ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤑𐤋𐤇 vatitselach came mightily and she advanced successfully HC/Vqw3fs רוּחַ֩ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) spirit breath of HNcbsc אֱלֹהִ֨ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) from God mighty ones HNcmpa רָעָ֤ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil evil HAafsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el upon toward HR שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul 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 midst of HR/Ncmsc הַ/בַּ֔יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit the 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 HVprmsa בְּ/יָד֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado with his hand in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms כְּ/י֣וֹם 𐤊/𐤉𐤅𐤌 keyom as day like a day HR/Ncmsa בְּ/י֑וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom by day in the day of HR/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/חֲנִ֖ית 𐤅/𐤄/𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 vehachanit and the spear and the spear HC/Td/Ncfsa בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad in the hand by the hand of HR/Ncbsc שָׁאֽוּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 of Saul Shaul Shaul HNp
Verse 17 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp הִנֵּה֩ 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold Look! HTm בִתִּ֨/י 𐤁𐤕/𐤉 viti my daughter my daughter HNcfsc/Sp1cs הַ/גְּדוֹלָ֤ה 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 hagedolah the eldest the great one 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 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 HTa הֱיֵה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 heyeh be Be! HVqv2ms לִּ֣/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs לְ/בֶן 𐤋/𐤁𐤍 leven Bene (Bemba) a son son of HR/Ncmsc חַ֔יִל 𐤇𐤉𐤋 chayil of valor strength HNcmsa וְ/הִלָּחֵ֖ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 vehilachem and fight and wage war HC/VNv2ms מִלְחֲמ֣וֹת 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤕 milechamot the battles 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 HVqp3ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over HTn תְּהִ֤י 𐤕𐤄𐤉 tehi be let her be 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 let her be HC/Vqj3fs ב֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo against him HR/Sp3ms יַד 𐤉𐤃 yad the hand open hand HNcbsc פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa
Verse 25 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And Saul said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD תֹאמְר֣וּ 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 tomeru shall you say you say HVqi2mp לְ/דָוִ֗ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid to David to David to David HR/Np אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn no there is not HTn חֵ֤פֶץ 𐤇𐤐𐤑 chefets desire delight-desire HNcmsa לַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe for the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa בְּ/מֹ֔הַר 𐤁/𐤌𐤄𐤓 bemohar in dowry with bride-price HR/Ncmsa כִּ֗י 𐤊𐤉 ki but for/because HC בְּ/מֵאָה֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤀𐤄 bemeah a hundred in one hundred HR/Acbsa עָרְל֣וֹת 𐤏𐤓𐤋𐤅𐤕 arelot foreskins foreskins of HNcfpc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa לְ/הִנָּקֵ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤍𐤒𐤌 lehinaqem to avenge to avenge oneself HR/VNc בְּ/אֹיְבֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉 beoyevey on enemies among hostile-ones of HR/Vqrmpc הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe 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 HVqp3ms לְ/הַפִּ֥יל 𐤋/𐤄𐤐𐤉𐤋 lehapil to make 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 HR/Ncbsc פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim-2 of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa
Verse 27 וַ/יָּ֨קָם 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌 vayaqam David arose and he rose up HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and went and he went HC/Vqw3ms ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms וַ/אֲנָשָׁ֗י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤅 vaanashayv and his men and his men HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּ֣ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and 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 HAcbda אִישׁ֒ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men man HNcmsa וַ/יָּבֵ֤א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayave and brought 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 HNcfpc/Sp3mp וַ/יְמַלְא֣וּ/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅/𐤌 vayemaleum and they fulfilled them and they filled them 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 ally oneself by marriage 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 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 HNcfsc/Sp3ms לְ/אִשָּֽׁה 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤄 leishah for a wife to a woman HR/Ncfsa