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And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:21 word 1

שָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlSaul

Lemma: שָׁאוּל (sha.ul) · Strong's: H7586G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Saul

Used 397 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 9:7, 1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7586G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:21 word 2

אֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahI will give her

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:21 word 3

וּתְהִי\־u.te.hi-so she may become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqj3fs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:21 word 4

לְמוֹקֵ֔שׁle.mo.Kesh<into> a snare

Lemma: מוֹקֵשׁ (mo.qesh) · Strong's: H4170

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: snare

Used 27 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Exodus 23:33, Exodus 34:12, Deuteronomy 7:16, Joshua 23:13, Judges 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4170; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:21 word 5

וּתְהִי\־u.te.hi-so it may be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqj3fs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:21 word 6

יַד\־yad-[the] hand of

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand: power

Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:21 word 7

פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.Tim[the] Philistines

Lemma: פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) · Strong's: H6430G

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)

Meaning: Philistine

Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:8, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6430G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:21 word 8

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:21 word 9

שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaul

Lemma: שָׁאוּל (sha.ul) · Strong's: H7586G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Saul

Used 397 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 9:7, 1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7586G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:21 word 10

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:21 word 11

דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavid

Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: David

Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:21 word 12

בִּשְׁתַּ֛יִםbish.Ta.yimin two [times]

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:21 word 13

תִּתְחַתֵּ֥ןtit.cha.Tenyou will be a son-in-law

Lemma: חָתַן (cha.tan) · Strong's: H2859B

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVti2ms)

Meaning: be related

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 34:9, Deuteronomy 7:3, Joshua 23:12, 1 Samuel 18:22, 1 Samuel 18:23, 1 Samuel 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2859B; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:21 word 14

הַיּֽוֹם\׃hai.Yomthis day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: day: today

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 19:37, Genesis 19:38, Genesis 22:14, Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 26:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117L; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:21 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

I will give her	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
to [David]	→
Saul	→	שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul
thought	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
so that she may be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a snare	→	מוֹקֵשׁ H4170 snare
to him	→
and the hand	→	יָד H3027H hand: power
of the Philistines	→	פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine
may be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
against him	→
So Saul	→	שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
For a second [time]	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
now	→	יוֹם H3117L day: today
you can be my son-in-law	→	חָתַן H2859B be related

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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