Study it in the app“Saul said to David, “Look, my elder daughter Merab: her I will give to you as wife; only be for me a valiant man and fight the wars of YHWH.” For Saul said, “Let not my hand be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.””
SaulשָׁאוּלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלDavid,דָּוִד“Look,הִנֵּהmy elderהַגְּדוֹלָהdaughterבִתִּיMerab:מֵרַבherאֹתָהּI will giveאֶתֶּןto youלְךָas wife;לְאִשָּׁהonlyאַךְbeהֱיֵהfor meלִּיa valiant manלְבֶן חַיִלand fightוְהִלָּחֵםthe warsמִלְחֲמוֹתof YHWH.”יְהוָהFor Saulוְשָׁאוּלsaid,אָמַר“Let notאַלmy handיָדִיbeתְּהִיagainst him,בּוֹbut let the handוּ יַדof the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםbeתְהִיagainst him.”בוֹ
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearselder
Born first: the firstborn son.
Where else “gedola” appearsdaughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “viti” appearsMerab
Merab, the elder daughter of King Saul (1 Samuel 14:49; 18:17).
Where else “merav” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “eten” appearswife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isha” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “heye” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “ven” appearsvalor
Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.
Where else “chayil” appearsfight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “hilachem” appearswar, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchamot” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yadi” appearsPhilistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “pelishtim” appears16But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.
17 · This verse (above)
18David said to Saul, “Who am I, and who is my life, the family of my father in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?”
