1 Samuel 18:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But Davidדָּוִ֜ד
(da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to Saul,שָׁא֗וּל
(sha·'ul)
7586: "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr.from shaal
"Whoמִ֤י
(mi)
4310: who?a prim. pronoun
am I, and whatוּמִ֣י
(u·mi)
4310: who?a prim. pronoun
is my lifeחַיַּ֔י
(chai·yai,)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
[or] my father'sאָבִ֖י
(a·vi)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
familyמִשְׁפַּ֥חַת
(mish·pa·chat)
4940: a clanfrom the same as shiphchah
in Israel,בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(be·yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
that I should be the king'sלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
(lam·me·lech.)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
son-in-law?"חָתָ֖ן
(cha·tan)
2860a: daughter's husband, bridegroomfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto Saul
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
Who am I and what is my life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
or my father's
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
family
mishpachah  (mish-paw-khaw')
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people -- family, kind(-red).
in Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
that I should be son in law
chathan  (khaw-thawn')
a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal) -- bridegroom, husband, son in law.
to the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But David said to Saul, "Who am I, and what is my life or my father's family in Israel, that I should be the king's son-in-law?"

King James Bible
And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then David responded, "Who am I, and what is my family or my father's clan in Israel that I should become the king's son-in-law?"

International Standard Version
David told Saul, "Who am I and what is my life or my father's family in Israel that I should be the king's son-in-law?"

NET Bible
David said to Saul, "Who am I? Who are my relatives or the clan of my father in Israel that I should become the king's son-in-law?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Who am I?" David asked Saul. "And how important are my relatives or my father's family in Israel that I should be the king's son-in-law?"

King James 2000 Bible
And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?
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