1 Samuel 18:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 18:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שָׁא֜וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִ֗ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
הִנֵּה֩
hinnêh
H2009
behold
בִתִּ֨י
bath
H1323
daughter
הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
מֵרַב֙
Mêrâb
H4764
Merab
אֹתָהּ֙
ʼêth
H853
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אֶתֶּן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְךָ֣
לְאִשָּׁ֔ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אַ֚ךְ
ʼak
H389
surely
הֱיֵה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לִּ֣י
לְבֶן
bên
H1121
son
חַ֔יִל
chayil
H2428
strength
וְהִלָּחֵ֖ם
lâcham
H3898
to fight
מִלְחֲמ֣וֹת
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְשָׁא֣וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
אָמַ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תְּהִ֤י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
יָדִי֙
yâd
H3027
hand
בּ֔וֹ
וּתְהִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
ב֖וֹ
יַד
yâd
H3027
hand
פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
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World English Bible Public Domain
Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give you as wife: only be valiant for me, and fight Yahweh's battles. For Saul said, Don't let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD's battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Saul said to David, “Behold my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you for a wife. Only be for me a son of valor and fight the battles of Yahweh.” And Saul said, “Let not my hand be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
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