1 Samuel 18:21
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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.”
דָּוִד
David. Beloved. The shepherd boy who became king. A man after God's own heart. God chooses the surrendered heart not the impressive resume.
יָד
the hand of
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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חָתַן
you will be a son-in-law
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חָתַן
to give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage
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נָתַן
I will give/ her
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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שָׁאוּל
Saul
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שָׁאוּל
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
the Philistines
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
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