He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Good;טוֹבIאֲנִיwill makeאֶכְרֹתa covenantבְּרִיתwith you.אִתְּךָOnlyאַךְoneאֶחָדthingדָּבָרIאָנֹכִיaskשֹׁאֵלof you,מֵאִתְּךָnamely:לֵאמֹרyou will notלֹאseeתִרְאֶהmy faceפָּנַיunlessכִּי אִםyou firstלִפְנֵיbringהֱבִיאֲךָMichalמִיכַלthe daughterבַּתof Saulשָׁאוּלwhen you comeבְּבֹאֲךָto seeלִרְאוֹתmy face.”פָּנָי
2 Samuel 3:13
Study it in the app“He said, “Good; I will make a covenant with you. Only one thing I ask of you, namely: you will not see my face unless you first bring Michal the daughter of Saul when you come to see my face.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 3:13, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Goodטוֹבtov
fitting
What is fitting: "it is not good for man to be alone".
Where else “tov” appears- will makeאֶכְרֹתechrot
make a covenant
Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.
Where else “echrot” appears- a covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- thingדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- askשֹׁאֵלshoel
ask for
To ask for something, or borrow.
Where else “shoel” appears- seeתִרְאֶהtire
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “tire” appears- my faceפָּנַpana
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pana” appears- bringהֱבִיאֲhevia
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “hevia” appears- Michalמִיכַלmichal
Michal
Michal, the younger daughter of King Saul and wife of David (1 Samuel 14:49; 18:27).
Where else “michal” appears- the daughterבַּתbat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appears- of 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
The context
12Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, “Whose is the land?” saying, “Make your covenant with me, and look, my hand will be with you to turn to you all Israel.”
13 · This verse (above)
14David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, saying, “Give me my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.”