1 Samuel 18:28

“Saul saw and knew that YHWH was with David, and Michal, daughter of Saul, loved him.”

1 Samuel 18:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 18:28, 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".

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sawיַּרְאyar

see

To see with one's eyes.

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and knewיֵּדַעyeda

know

To know something, realize.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

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.

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Davidדָּוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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and Michalמִיכַלmichal

Michal

Michal, the younger daughter of King Saul and wife of David (1 Samuel 14:49; 18:27).

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daughterבַּתbat

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

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loved himאֲהֵבַתְahevat

love

To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.

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The context

27when David arose and went, he and his men, and struck among the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they counted them out in full to the king, to become son-in-law to the king. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.

28 · This verse (above)

29Saul feared David still more, and Saul was an enemy of David all the days.

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