I Samuel 18

vayehi kekhalloto ledabber el-sha'ul venefesh yehonatan niqsherah benefesh david (vyhvv) [vayye'ehavehu] yehonatan kenafsho

When [David] finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan’s soul became bound up with the soul of David; Jonathan loved David as himself.

vayyiqqakhehu sha'ul bayyom hahu velo netano lashuv bet aviv

Saul took him [into his service] that day and would not let him return to his father’s house.—

vayyikhrot yehonatan vedavid berit be'ahavato oto kenafsho

Jonathan and David made a pact, because [Jonathan] loved him as himself.

vayyitpashet yehonatan et-hamme'il asher alayw vayyittenehu ledavid umaddayw ve'ad-kharbo ve'ad-qashto ve'ad-khagoro

Jonathan took off the cloak and tunic he was wearing and gave them to David, together with his sword, bow, and belt.

vayyetse david bekhol asher yishlakhennu sha'ul yaskil vayesimehu sha'ul al anshe hammilkhamah vayyitav be'ene khol-ha'am vegam be'ene avde sha'ul

David went out [with the troops], and he was successful in every mission on which Saul sent him, and Saul put him in command of all the soldiers; this pleased all the troops and Saul’s courtiers as well.

vayehi bevo'am beshuv david mehakkot et-happelishti vattetsenah hannashim mikkol-are yisra'el (lshvr) [lashir] vehammekholot liqrat sha'ul hammelekh betuppim besimkhah uveshalishim

When the [troops] came home [and] David returned from killing the Philistine, the women of all the towns of Israel came out singing and dancing to greet King Saul with hand-drums, shouting, and sistrums.

vatta'anenah hannashim hamesakhaqot vattomarna hikkah sha'ul ba'alafav vedavid berivvotayw

The women sang as they danced, and they chanted: Saul has slain his thousands; David, his tens of thousands!

vayyikhar lesha'ul me'od vayyera be'enayw haddavar hazzeh vayyomer natenu ledavid revavot veli natenu ha'alafim ve'od lo akh hammelukhah

Saul was much distressed and greatly vexed about the matter. For he said, “To David they have given tens of thousands, and to me they have given thousands. All that he lacks is the kingship!”

vayehi sha'ul (vn) [oyen] et-david mehayyom hahu vahale'ah

From that day on Saul kept a jealous eye on David.

vayehi mimmokhorat vattitslakh ruakh elohim ra'ah el-sha'ul vayyitnabbe vetokh-habbayit vedavid menaggen beyado keyom beyom vehakhanit beyad-sha'ul

The next day an evil spirit of God gripped Saul and he began to rave in the house, while David was playing [the lyre], as he did daily. Saul had a spear in his hand,

vayyatel sha'ul et-hakhanit vayyomer akkeh vedavid uvaqqir vayyissov david mippanayw pa'amayim

and Saul threw the spear, thinking to pin David to the wall. But David eluded him twice.

vayyira sha'ul millifne david ki-hayah Adonai immo ume'im sha'ul sar

Saul was afraid of David, for GOD was with him and had turned away from Saul.

vayesirehu sha'ul me'immo vayesimehu lo sar-alef vayyetse vayyavo lifne ha'am

So Saul removed him from his presence and appointed him chief of a thousand, to march at the head of the troops.

vayehi david lekhol-derakhav maskil va-Adonai immo

David was successful in all his undertakings, for GOD was with him;

vayyar sha'ul asher-hu maskil me'od vayyagor mippanayw

and when Saul saw that he was successful, he dreaded him.

vekhol-yisra'el vihudah ohev et-david ki-hu yotse vava lifnehem

All Israel and Judah loved David, for he marched at their head.

vayyomer sha'ul el-david hinneh vitti haggedolah merav otah etten-lekha le'isha akh heyeh-li leven-khayil vehillakhem milkhamot Adonai vesha'ul amar al-tehi yadi bo utehi-vo yad-pelishtim

Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter, Merab; I will give her to you in marriage; in return, you be my warrior and fight GOD’s battles.” Saul thought: “Let not my hand strike him; let the hand of the Philistines strike him.”

vayyomer david el-sha'ul mi anokhi umi khayyay mishpakhat avi beyisra'el ki-ehyeh khatan lammelekh

David replied to Saul, “Who am I and what is my life—my father’s family in Israel—that I should become Your Majesty’s son-in-law?”

vayehi be'et tet et-merav bat-sha'ul ledavid vehi nittenah le'adri'el hammekholati le'isha

But at the time that Merab, daughter of Saul, should have been given to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel the Meholathite.

vatte'ehav mikhal bat-sha'ul et-david vayyaggidu lesha'ul vayyishar haddavar be'enayw

Now Michal daughter of Saul had fallen in love with David; and when this was reported to Saul, he was pleased.

vayyomer sha'ul ettenennah lo utehi-lo lemoqesh utehi-vo yad-pelishtim vayyomer sha'ul el-david bishtayim titkhatten bi hayyom

Saul thought: “I will give her to him, and she can serve as a snare for him, so that the Philistines may kill him.” So Saul said to David, “You can become my son-in-law even now through the second one.”

vayetsav sha'ul et-avadav dabberu el-david ballat lemor hinneh khafets bekha hammelekh vekhol-avadayw ahevukha ve'attah hitkhatten bammelekh

And Saul instructed his courtiers to say to David privately, “The king is fond of you and all his courtiers like you. So why not become the king’s son-in-law?”

vayedabberu avde sha'ul be'ozne david et-haddevarim ha'elleh vayyomer david hanqallah ve'enekhem hitkhatten bammelekh ve'anokhi ish-rash veniqleh

When the king’s courtiers repeated these words to David, David replied, “Do you think that becoming the son-in-law of a king is a small matter, when I am but a poor man of no consequence?”

vayyaggidu avde sha'ul lo lemor kaddevarim ha'elleh dibber david

Saul’s courtiers reported to him, “This is what David answered.”

vayyomer sha'ul koh-tomeru ledavid en-khefets lammelekh bemohar ki beme'ah orlot pelishtim lehinnaqem be'oyeve hammelekh vesha'ul khashav lehappil et-david beyad-pelishtim

And Saul said, “Say this to David: ‘The king desires no other bride-price than the foreskins of a hundred Philistines, as vengeance on the king’s enemies.’”—Saul intended to bring about David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.—

vayyaggidu avadayw ledavid et-haddevarim ha'elleh vayyishar haddavar be'ene david lehitkhatten bammelekh velo male'u hayyamim

When his courtiers told this to David, David was pleased with the idea of becoming the king’s son-in-law. Before the time had expired,

vayyaqom david vayyelekh hu va'anashayw vayyakh bappelishtim matayim ish vayyave david et-orlotehem vayemalum lammelekh lehitkhatten bammelekh vayyitten-lo sha'ul et-mikhal bitto le'isha

David went out with his men and killed two hundred Philistines; David brought their foreskins and they were counted out for the king, that he might become the king’s son-in-law. Saul then gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.

vayyar sha'ul vayyeda ki Adonai im-david umikhal bat-sha'ul ahevathu

When Saul realized that GOD was with David and that Michal daughter of Saul loved him,

vayyosef sha'ul lero mippene david od vayehi sha'ul oyev et-david kol-hayyamim

Saul grew still more afraid of David; and Saul was David’s enemy ever after.

vayyetse'u sare felishtim vayehi midde tsetam sakhal david mikkol avde sha'ul vayyiqar shemo me'od

The Philistine chiefs marched out [to battle]; and every time they marched out, David was more successful than all the other officers of Saul. His reputation soared.