אָ֑לֶף of a thousand men . ’ā·lep̄ וַיֵּצֵ֥א David led way·yê·ṣê הָעָֽם׃פ the troops {out to battle} hā·‘ām וַיָּבֹ֖א and back way·yā·ḇō לִפְנֵ֥י . . . , lip̄·nê 1 Samuel 18:14 וַיְהִ֥י and he continued way·hî דָוִ֛ד . . . ḏā·wiḏ מַשְׂכִּ֑יל to prosper maś·kîl לְכָל־ in all lə·ḵāl דְּרָכָ֖ו his ways , də·rå̄·ḵå̄w וַֽיהוָ֖ה because YHWH Yah·weh עִמּֽוֹ׃ was with him . ‘im·mōw 1 Samuel 18:15 שָׁא֔וּל When Saul šā·’ūl וַיַּ֣רְא saw way·yar אֲשֶׁר־ that ’ă·šer- ה֖וּא David hū מְאֹ֑ד was very mə·’ōḏ מַשְׂכִּ֣יל successful , maś·kîl וַיָּ֖גָר he was afraid way·yā·ḡār מִפָּנָֽיו׃ of him . mip·pā·nāw 1 Samuel 18:16 וְכָל־ But all wə·ḵāl יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ Israel yiś·rā·’êl וִיהוּדָ֔ה and Judah wî·hū·ḏāh אֹהֵ֖ב loved ’ō·hêḇ אֶת־ - ’eṯ- דָּוִ֑ד David , dā·wiḏ כִּֽי־ because kî- ה֛וּא he hū יוֹצֵ֥א was leading them out to battle yō·w·ṣê וָבָ֖א and back wā·ḇā לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃פ - . lip̄·nê·hem 1 Samuel 18:17 שָׁא֜וּל Then Saul šā·’ūl וַיֹּ֨אמֶר said way·yō·mer אֶל־ to ’el- דָּוִ֗ד David , dā·wiḏ הִנֵּה֩ “ Here hin·nêh הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה is my older hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh בִתִּ֨י daughter ḇit·tî מֵרַב֙ Merab . mê·raḇ אֹתָהּ֙ - ’ō·ṯāh אֶתֶּן־ I will give her ’et·ten- לְךָ֣ to you lə·ḵā לְאִשָּׁ֔ה in marriage . lə·’iš·šāh אַ֚ךְ Only ’aḵ הֱיֵה־ be hĕ·yêh- חַ֔יִל valiant ḥa·yil לִּ֣י for me lî לְבֶן־ lə·ḇen- וְהִלָּחֵ֖ם and fight wə·hil·lā·ḥêm יְהוָ֑ה YHWH’s Yah·weh מִלְחֲמ֣וֹת battles .” mil·ḥă·mō·wṯ וְשָׁא֣וּל But Saul wə·šā·’ūl אָמַ֗ר was thinking , ’ā·mar אַל־ “ vvv ’al- תְּהִ֤י I need not raise tə·hî יָדִי֙ my hand yā·ḏî בּ֔וֹ against him ; bōw יַד־ let the hand yaḏ- פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ס of the Philistines pə·liš·tîm וּתְהִי־ be ū·ṯə·hî- ב֖וֹ against him .” ḇōw 1 Samuel 18:18 דָּוִ֜ד And David dā·wiḏ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר said way·yō·mer אֶל־ to ’el- שָׁא֗וּל Saul , šā·’ūl מִ֤י “ Who mî אָֽנֹכִי֙ am I , ’ā·nō·ḵî וּמִ֣י and what ū·mî חַיַּ֔י is my family ḥay·yay אָבִ֖י or my father’s ’ā·ḇî מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת clan miš·pa·ḥaṯ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל in Israel , bə·yiś·rā·’êl כִּֽי־ that kî- אֶהְיֶ֥ה I should become ’eh·yeh חָתָ֖ן the son-in-law ḥā·ṯān לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ of the king ?” lam·me·leḵ 1 Samuel 18:19 וַיְהִ֗י So when it was way·hî בְּעֵ֥ת time bə·‘êṯ תֵּ֛ת to give têṯ אֶת־ - ’eṯ- שָׁא֖וּל Saul’s šā·’ūl בַּת־ daughter baṯ-

