1st Samuel Chapter 18 verse 21 Holy Bible
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 a second time.
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And Saul said, I will give her to him, so that she may be a cause of danger to him, and so that the hands of the Philistines may be against him. So Saul said to David, Today you are to become my son-in-law for the second time.
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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 upon him. And Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time.
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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.
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And Saul said, I will give her to him, 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 two.
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Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David, You shall this day be my son-in-law a second time.
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and Saul saith, `I give her to him, and she is to him for a snare, and the hand of the Philistines is on him;' and Saul saith unto David, `By the second -- thou dost become my son-in-law to-day.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) That she may be a snare to him.--Is it not possible that this dark plot of Saul against a life once so dear to him--a plot which in after days, when the enmity of the king was a matter of general notoriety, became of course known by David--suggested to him (David) the means by which, in the darkest hours of his life, he got rid of the brave Uriah, the husband of Bath-sheba, at the siege of Rabbah? (2 Samuel 11)In the one of the twain.--More accurately translated. in this second time, or in this second way. The LXX. again leaves out this statement, no doubt because it refers back to the omitted passage in 1Samuel 18:17-19.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“I will give herאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה (’et·tə·nen·nāh)Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | third person feminine singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, setto [David],”לּוֹ֙ (lōw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's Hebrew Saulשָׁא֜וּל (šā·’ūl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelitesthought,וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“so that she may beוּתְהִי־ (ū·ṯə·hî-)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bea snareלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ (lə·mō·w·qêš)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4170: A bait or lure, a snareto him,ל֣וֹ (lōw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's Hebrew and the handיַד־ (yaḏ-)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 3027: A handof the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים (pə·liš·tîm)Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistiamay beוּתְהִי־ (ū·ṯə·hî-)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, beagainst him.”ב֖וֹ (ḇōw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's Hebrew So Saulשָׁאוּל֙ (šā·’ūl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelitessaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, saytoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toDavid,דָּוִ֔ד (dā·wiḏ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse“For a second [time]בִּשְׁתַּ֛יִם (biš·ta·yim)Preposition-b | Number - fdStrong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)nowהַיּֽוֹם׃ (hay·yō·wm)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3117: A dayyou can be my son-in-law.”תִּתְחַתֵּ֥ן (tiṯ·ḥat·tên)Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 2859: To give, away in marriage, to contract affinity by marriageJump to PreviousCause Danger David Hand Hands Law Opportunity Philistines Saul Second Snare Son-In-Law Thought Time Today To-Day Twain Wherefore