1 Samuel 18:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 18:21 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
אֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה
nâthan
H5414
to give
לּוֹ֙
וּתְהִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
ל֣וֹ
לְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ
môwqêsh
H4170
snare
וּתְהִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
ב֖וֹ
יַד
yâd
H3027
hand
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שָׁאוּל֙
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
בִּשְׁתַּ֛יִם
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
תִּתְחַתֵּ֥ן
châthan
H2859
to marry
בִּ֖י
הַיּֽוֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
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World English Bible Public Domain
Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David, You shall this day be my son-in-law a second time.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Saul said, “I will give her to him, that she may be a snare for him and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David for a second, “You may make yourself a son-in-law of mine today.”
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