מֵרַ֥ב Merab mê·raḇ לְדָוִ֑ד to David , lə·ḏā·wiḏ וְהִ֧יא she wə·hî נִתְּנָ֛ה was given nit·tə·nāh לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ in marriage lə·’iš·šāh לְעַדְרִיאֵ֥ל to Adriel lə·‘aḏ·rî·’êl הַמְּחֹלָתִ֖י of Meholah . ham·mə·ḥō·lā·ṯî 1 Samuel 18:20 שָׁא֖וּל Now Saul’s šā·’ūl אֶת־ - ’eṯ- בַּת־ daughter baṯ- מִיכַ֥ל Michal mî·ḵal וַתֶּאֱהַ֛ב loved wat·te·’ĕ·haḇ דָּוִ֑ד David , dā·wiḏ וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ and when this was reported way·yag·gi·ḏū לְשָׁא֔וּל to Saul , lə·šā·’ūl הַדָּבָ֖ר it had·dā·ḇār וַיִּשַׁ֥ר pleased way·yi·šar בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ him . bə·‘ê·nāw 1 Samuel 18:21 אֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה “ I will give her ’et·tə·nen·nāh לּוֹ֙ to [David] , ” lōw שָׁא֜וּל Saul šā·’ūl וַיֹּ֨אמֶר thought , way·yō·mer וּתְהִי־ “ so that she may be ū·ṯə·hî- לְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ a snare lə·mō·w·qêš ל֣וֹ to him , lōw יַד־ and the hand yaḏ- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים of the Philistines pə·liš·tîm וּתְהִי־ may be ū·ṯə·hî- ב֖וֹ against him .” ḇōw שָׁאוּל֙ So Saul šā·’ūl וַיֹּ֤אמֶר said way·yō·mer אֶל־ to ’el- דָּוִ֔ד David , dā·wiḏ בִּשְׁתַּ֛יִם “ For a second [time] biš·ta·yim הַיּֽוֹם׃ now hay·yō·wm תִּתְחַתֵּ֥ן you can be my son-in-law tiṯ·ḥat·tên בִּ֖י .” bî 1 Samuel 18:22 שָׁא֜וּל Then Saul šā·’ūl אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיְצַ֨ו ordered way·ṣaw עֲבָדָ֗ו his servants , ʿă·ḇå̄·ḏå̄w דַּבְּר֨וּ “ Speak dab·bə·rū אֶל־ to ’el- דָּוִ֤ד David dā·wiḏ בַּלָּט֙ privately bal·lāṭ לֵאמֹ֔ר and tell him , lê·mōr הִנֵּ֨ה ‘ Behold , hin·nêh הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ the king ham·me·leḵ חָפֵ֤ץ is pleased ḥā·p̄êṣ בְּךָ֙ with you , bə·ḵā וְכָל־ and all wə·ḵāl עֲבָדָ֖יו his servants ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw אֲהֵב֑וּךָ love you . ’ă·hê·ḇū·ḵā וְעַתָּ֖ה Now therefore , wə·‘at·tāh בַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ become his bam·me·leḵ הִתְחַתֵּ֥ן son-in-law . ’” hiṯ·ḥat·tên 1 Samuel 18:23 שָׁאוּל֙ But when Saul’s šā·’ūl עַבְדֵ֤י servants ‘aḇ·ḏê וַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּ relayed way·ḏab·bə·rū בְּאָזְנֵ֣י . . . bə·’ā·zə·nê הָאֵ֑לֶּה these hā·’êl·leh הַדְּבָרִ֖ים words had·də·ḇā·rîm דָוִ֔ד to David , ḏā·wiḏ אֶת־ - ’eṯ- דָּוִ֗ד he dā·wiḏ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר replied , way·yō·mer הַֽנְקַלָּ֤ה “ Does it seem trivial han·qal·lāh בְעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ in your sight ḇə·‘ê·nê·ḵem הִתְחַתֵּ֣ן to be the son-in-law hiṯ·ḥat·tên בַּמֶּ֔לֶךְ of the king ? bam·me·leḵ וְאָנֹכִ֖י I wə·’ā·nō·ḵî רָ֥שׁ am a poor rāš אִֽישׁ־ man ’îš- וְנִקְלֶֽה׃ and lightly esteemed .” wə·niq·leh 1 Samuel 18:24 עַבְדֵ֥י And the servants ‘aḇ·ḏê וַיַּגִּ֜דוּ told way·yag·gi·ḏū שָׁא֛וּל Saul šā·’ūl ל֖וֹ lōw לֵאמֹ֑ר - lê·mōr הָאֵ֖לֶּה what hā·’êl·leh כַּדְּבָרִ֥ים . . . kad·də·ḇā·rîm דָּוִֽד׃פ David dā·wiḏ דִּבֶּ֥ר had said . dib·ber

