Saulשָׁאוּלcommandedוַיְצַוhis servants,אֶת עֲבָדָו“SpeakדַּבְּרוּtoאֶלDavidדָּוִדin secret,בַּלָּטsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Look,הִנֵּהthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְdelightsחָפֵץin you,בְּךָand allוְכָלhis servantsעֲבָדָיוlove you;אֲהֵבוּךָand now,וְעַתָּהbecome son-in-lawהִתְחַתֵּןto the king.’”בַּמֶּלֶךְ
1 Samuel 18:22
Study it in the app“Saul commanded his servants, “Speak to David in secret, saying, ‘Look, the king delights in you, and all his servants love you; and now, become son-in-law to the king.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 18:22, word by word
- 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- commandedיְצַוyetsav
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “yetsav” appears- his servantsעֲבָדָavada
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avada” appears- “Speakדַּבְּרוּdabru
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dabru” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- in secretלָּטlat
secretly
Without a sound and without drawing anyone's notice.
Where else “lat” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- delightsחָפֵץchafets
delight in
To take pleasure in someone or something and look on it with favor.
Where else “chafets” appears- love youאֲהֵבוּahevu
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ahevu” appears- become son-in-lawהִתְחַתֵּןhitchaten
intermarry
To become another's family by means of a marriage.
Where else “hitchaten” appears
The context
21Saul said, “I will give her to him, and she will be for him a trap, and the hand of the Philistines will be against him.” And Saul said to David, “For a second time you will become son-in-law to me today.”
22 · This verse (above)
23The servants of Saul spoke in the ears of David these words, and David said, “Is it a light thing in your eyes to become son-in-law to the king, when I am a poor and despised man?”