1 Samuel

1 Samuel 18:20–21

²⁰Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him. ²¹“I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”

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1 Samuel 18:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Saul’s	שָׁא֖וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
Michal	מִיכַ֥ל	mî·ḵal	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4324 Mikal
loved	וַתֶּאֱהַ֛ב	wat·te·’ĕ·haḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H157 love
David	דָּוִ֑ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and when this was reported	וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ	way·yag·gi·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5046 be conspicuous
to Saul	לְשָׁא֔וּל	lə·šā·’ūl	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
it	הַדָּבָ֖ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
pleased	וַיִּשַׁ֥ר	way·yi·šar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3474 be smooth, straight, right
him	בְּעֵינָֽיו׃	bə·‘ê·nāw	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye

1 Samuel 18:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will give her	אֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה	’et·tə·nen·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to	לּוֹ֙	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
Saul	שָׁא֜וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
thought	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
so that she may be	וּתְהִי־	ū·ṯə·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a snare	לְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ	lə·mō·w·qêš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4170 a bait or lure
to him	ל֣וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and the hand	יַד־	yaḏ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
may be	וּתְהִי־	ū·ṯə·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
against him	ב֖וֹ	ḇōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
So Saul	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
David	דָּוִ֔ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
For a second	בִּשְׁתַּ֛יִם	biš·ta·yim	Preposition-b; Number - fd	H8147 two
now	הַיּֽוֹם׃	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
you can be my son-in-law	תִּתְחַתֵּ֥ן	tiṯ·ḥat·tên	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2859 wife's father

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.