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18:17 Mikal the naasawa of David

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17 and_he/it _said Shāʼūl to Dāvid here daughter_my the_older Merab DOM_her/it I _will _give to/for_yourself(m) to/for_(a)_woman only become to/for_me as_man of _strength and_fight the _battles of _Yahweh and_Shāʼūl he _said not let _it _be hand_my in/on/over_him/it and_be in_him/it the _hand of _[the]_Philistines.
18 and_he/it _said Dāvid to Shāʼūl who [am]_I and_what family_my the _clan father’s_my in/on/at/with_Yisərā^ʼēl/(Israel) (cmp) I _will _be a _son-in-law to _the_king.
19 And_he/it _was in/on/at/with_time gave DOM Merab the _daughter of _Shāʼūl to_Dāvid and_she she _was _given to_Adriel the_Meholathite to/for_(a)_woman.
20 And_loved Michal the _daughter of _Shāʼūl DOM Dāvid and_told to_Shāʼūl and_he _was _pleasing the_thing in/on/at/with_eyes _of_him.
21 And_he/it _said Shāʼūl give_her for_him/it and_be to_him/it as_snare and_be in_him/it the _hand of _[the]_Philistines and_he/it _said Shāʼūl to Dāvid in/on/at/with_second you _will _be _a _son-in-law in/on/at/with_me the_day.
22 And_he/it _commanded Shāʼūl DOM servants_his[fn] speak to Dāvid in/on/at/with_private to_say here he _delights in/on/at/with_you the_king and_all servants_his love_you and_now be _son-in-law in/on/at/with_king’s.
23 And_they _spoke the _servants of _Shāʼūl in/on/at/with_privately of _Dāvid DOM the_words the_these and_he/it _said Dāvid the_seem _alittle _thing in/on/at/with_sight_your _all’s [is]_to _be _son-in-law in/on/at/with_king’s and_I [am]_a _man poor and_lightly _esteemed.
24 And_told the _servants of _Shāʼūl to_him/it to_say according _to _the_words the_these he _spoke Dāvid.
25 and_he/it _said Shāʼūl thus you _all _will _say to_Dāvid there _[is]_not delight to/for_the _king in/on/at/with_bride-price DOM in/on/at/with_a _hundred foreskins of _Philistines to_take _revenge in/on/at/with_enemies the_king and_Shāʼūl he _planned to_fall DOM Dāvid in/on/at/with_hand of _[the]_Philistines.
26 And_told servants_his to_Dāvid DOM the_words the_these and_he _was _pleasing the_matter in/on_both _eyes _of of _Dāvid to_become _son-in-law in/on/at/with_king’s and_not they _were _completed the_days.
27 And_he/it _rose _up Dāvid and_he/it _went he and_men_his and_killed in/on/at/with_Philistines two _hundred man and_he/it _brought Dāvid DOM foreskins_their and_presented _the _full _number_them to/for_the _king to_become _son-in-law in/on/at/with_king’s and_gave to_him/it Shāʼūl DOM Michal daughter_his to/for_(a)_woman.
28 and_he/it _saw Shāʼūl and_he/it _knew DOM_that Yahweh [was]_with Dāvid and_Michal the _daughter of _Shāʼūl loved_him.
29 And_he _increased Shāʼūl to_afraid from_face/in _front _of Dāvid again and_he/it _was Shāʼūl an _enemy DOM Dāvid all the_days.
30 and_they _went _out the _commanders of _[the]_Philistines and_he/it _was from_sufficiency went _out_they he _was _successful Dāvid from_all the _servants of _Shāʼūl and_esteemed his/its_name exceedingly.

18:22 Note: We have abandoned or added a ketib/qere relative to BHS. In doing this we agree with L against BHS.

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Mikal the naasawa of David

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