Hebrew Interlinear
1 Samuel 18:17 Interlinear
“said And Saul to David daughter Behold my elder Merab her will I give thee to wife only be thou valiant for me and fight battles the LORD'S And Saul said Let not mine hand Let not mine hand of the Philistines”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אָמַ֗ר | H559 | said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | וְשָׁא֣וּל | H7586 | And Saul | shaul, the name of an edomite and two israelites |
| 3 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 4 | דָּוִ֗ד | H1732 | to David | david, the youngest son of jesse |
| 5 | הִנֵּה֩ | H2009 | lo! | |
| 6 | בִתִּ֨י | H1323 | daughter | a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) |
| 7 | הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה | H1419 | Behold my elder | great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent |
| 8 | מֵרַב֙ | H4764 | Merab | merab, a daughter of saul |
| 9 | אֹתָהּ֙ | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 10 | אֶתֶּן | H5414 | her will I give | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
| 11 | לְךָ֣ | H0 | ||
| 12 | לְאִשָּׁ֔ה | H802 | thee to wife | a woman |
| 13 | אַ֚ךְ | H389 | a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only | |
| 14 | הֱיֵה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 15 | לִּ֣י | H0 | ||
| 16 | לְבֶן | H1121 | only be thou valiant | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 17 | חַ֔יִל | H2428 | probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength | |
| 18 | וְהִלָּחֵ֖ם | H3898 | for me and fight | to feed on; figuratively, to consume |
| 19 | מִלְחֲמ֣וֹת | H4421 | battles | a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare) |
| 20 | יְהוָ֑ה | H3068 | the LORD'S | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 21 | וְשָׁא֣וּל | H7586 | And Saul | shaul, the name of an edomite and two israelites |
| 22 | אָמַ֗ר | H559 | said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 23 | אַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 24 | תְּהִ֤י | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 25 | יַד | H3027 | Let not mine hand | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 26 | בּ֔וֹ | H0 | ||
| 27 | וּתְהִי | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 28 | ב֖וֹ | H0 | ||
| 29 | יַד | H3027 | Let not mine hand | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 30 | פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ | H6430 | of the Philistines | a pelishtite or inhabitant of pelesheth |
Verse Context
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