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DavidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלSaul,שָׁאוּל“Whoמִיam I,אָנֹכִיand whoוּמִיis my life,חַיַּיthe familyמִשְׁפַּחַתof my fatherאָבִיin Israel,בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלthatכִּיI should beאֶהְיֶהson-in-lawחָתָןto the king?”לַמֶּלֶךְ
1 Samuel 18:18
Study it in the app“David 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?””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 18:18, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
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” appears- is my lifeחַיַּchaya
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chaya” appears- the familyמִשְׁפַּחַתmishpachat
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpachat” appears- of my fatherאָבִavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- I should beאֶהְיֶהehye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “ehye” appears- son-in-lawחָתָןchatan
son-in-law
The daughter's husband, who joins the family by marriage.
Where else “chatan” appears- to the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears
Translation note
“Who is my life”: the Hebrew is brief; it can be understood as “what is my life worth” or “who are my relatives.”
The context
17Saul 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.”
18 · This verse (above)
19And it came about at the time of giving Merab, daughter of Saul, to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.