1 Samuel 18:25 שָׁא֜וּל Saul šā·’ūl וַיֹּ֨אמֶר replied , way·yō·mer תֹאמְר֣וּ “ Say ṯō·mə·rū כֹּֽה־ - kōh- לְדָוִ֗ד to David , lə·ḏā·wiḏ לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ ‘ The king lam·me·leḵ חֵ֤פֶץ desires ḥê·p̄eṣ אֵֽין־ no ’ên- בְּמֹ֔הַר other dowry bə·mō·har כִּ֗י but kî בְּמֵאָה֙ a hundred bə·mê·’āh פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים Philistine pə·liš·tîm עָרְל֣וֹת foreskins ‘ā·rə·lō·wṯ לְהִנָּקֵ֖ם as revenge lə·hin·nā·qêm הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ on his ham·me·leḵ בְּאֹיְבֵ֣י enemies . ’” bə·’ō·yə·ḇê וְשָׁא֣וּל But Saul wə·šā·’ūl חָשַׁ֔ב intended ḥā·šaḇ דָּוִ֖ד to cause David’s dā·wiḏ לְהַפִּ֥יל death lə·hap·pîl אֶת־ - ’eṯ- בְּיַד־ at the hands bə·yaḏ- פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ of the Philistines . pə·liš·tîm 1 Samuel 18:26 עֲבָדָ֤יו When the servants ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw וַיַּגִּ֨דוּ reported way·yag·gi·ḏū הָאֵ֔לֶּה these hā·’êl·leh הַדְּבָרִ֣ים terms had·də·ḇā·rîm לְדָוִד֙ to David , lə·ḏā·wiḏ אֶת־ - ’eṯ- דָוִ֔ד [he] ḏā·wiḏ וַיִּשַׁ֤ר was pleased way·yi·šar הַדָּבָר֙ . . . had·dā·ḇār בְּעֵינֵ֣י . . . bə·‘ê·nê בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ to become the king’s bam·me·leḵ לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן son-in-law . lə·hiṯ·ḥat·tên וְלֹ֥א - wə·lō מָלְא֖וּ vvv mā·lə·’ū הַיָּמִֽים׃ Before the wedding day arrived , hay·yā·mîm 1 Samuel 18:27 וַיָּ֨קָם - way·yā·qām דָּוִ֜ד David dā·wiḏ וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו and his men wa·’ă·nā·šāw וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ׀ went out way·yê·leḵ ה֣וּא . . . hū וַיַּ֣ךְ and killed way·yaḵ מָאתַ֣יִם two hundred mā·ṯa·yim אִישׁ֒ . . . ’îš בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֮ Philistines . bap·pə·liš·tîm דָוִד֙ He ḏā·wiḏ אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיָּבֵ֤א brought way·yā·ḇê עָרְלֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם their foreskins ‘ā·rə·lō·ṯê·hem וַיְמַלְא֣וּם and presented them as payment in full way·mal·’ūm בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ to become bam·me·leḵ לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ the king’s lam·me·leḵ לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן son-in-law . lə·hiṯ·ḥat·tên שָׁא֛וּל Then Saul šā·’ūl אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיִּתֶּן־ gave way·yit·ten- בִּתּ֖וֹ his daughter bit·tōw מִיכַ֥ל Michal mî·ḵal ל֥וֹ to [David] lōw לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ס {in marriage} . lə·’iš·šāh 1 Samuel 18:28 שָׁאוּל֙ When Saul šā·’ūl וַיֵּ֔דַע . . . way·yê·ḏa‘ וַיַּ֤רְא realized way·yar כִּ֥י that kî יְהוָ֖ה YHWH Yah·weh עִם־ was with ‘im- דָּוִ֑ד David dā·wiḏ שָׁא֖וּל and that his šā·’ūl בַּת־ daughter baṯ- וּמִיכַ֥ל Michal ū·mî·ḵal אֲהֵבַֽתְהוּ׃ loved [David] , ’ă·hê·ḇaṯ·hū 1 Samuel 18:29 שָׁא֗וּל he šā·’ūl וַיֹּ֣אסֶף grew even more way·yō·sep̄ ע֑וֹד . . . ‘ō·wḏ לֵרֹ֛א afraid lê·rō מִפְּנֵ֥י of mip·pə·nê דָוִ֖ד David . ḏā·wiḏ כָּל־ So from then on kāl- הַיָּמִֽים׃ס . . . hay·yā·mîm שָׁא֛וּל Saul šā·’ūl וַיְהִ֥י was way·hî דָּוִ֖ד David’s dā·wiḏ אֹיֵ֥ב enemy ’ō·yêḇ אֶת־ - . ’eṯ-

