Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 559 [e] וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way-yō-mer And [David] said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 2896 [e] ט֔וֹב ṭō-wḇ, Good Adj-ms 589 [e] אֲנִ֕י ’ă-nî I Pro-1cs 3772 [e] אֶכְרֹ֥ת ’eḵ-rōṯ will make V-Qal-Imperf-1cs 854 [e] אִתְּךָ֖ ’it-tə-ḵā with you Prep | 2ms 1285 [e] בְּרִ֑ית bə-rîṯ; a covenant N-fs 389 [e] אַ֣ךְ ’aḵ but Adv 1697 [e] דָּבָ֣ר dā-ḇār thing N-ms 259 [e] אֶחָ֡ד ’e-ḥāḏ one Number-ms 595 [e] אָנֹכִי֩ ’ā-nō-ḵî I Pro-1cs 7592 [e] שֹׁאֵ֨ל šō-’êl require V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 854 [e] מֵאִתְּךָ֤ mê-’it-tə-ḵā of you Prep-m | 2ms 559 [e] לֵאמֹר֙ lê-mōr namely Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 3808 [e] לֹא־ lō- not Adv-NegPrt 7200 [e] תִרְאֶ֣ה ṯir-’eh you shall see V-Qal-Imperf-2ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 6440 [e] פָּנַ֔י pā-nay, my face N-mpc | 1cs 3588 [e] כִּ֣י ׀ kî except Conj 518 [e] אִם־ ’im- unless Conj 6440 [e] לִפְנֵ֣י lip̄-nê before the face of Prep-l | N-cpc 935 [e] הֱבִיאֲךָ֗ hĕ-ḇî-’ă-ḵā, you first bring V-Hifil-Inf | 2ms 853 [e] אֵ֚ת ’êṯ - DirObjM 4324 [e] מִיכַ֣ל mî-ḵal Michal N-proper-fs 1323 [e] בַּת־ baṯ- daughter N-fsc 7586 [e] שָׁא֔וּל šā-’ūl, of Saul N-proper-ms 935 [e] בְּבֹאֲךָ֖ bə-ḇō-’ă-ḵā when you come Prep-b | V-Qal-Inf | 2ms 7200 [e] לִרְא֥וֹת lir-’ō-wṯ to see Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 6440 [e] פָּנָֽי׃ pā-nāy. my face N-mpc | 1cs   ס s - Punc

New American Standard Bible
He said, "Good! I will make a covenant with you, but I demand one thing of you, namely, you shall not see my face unless you first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see me."

King James Bible
And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
David replied, "Good, I will make a covenant with you. However, there's one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul's daughter Michal here when you come to see me."

that is [heb] saying
Thou shalt

Genesis 43:3 And Judah spoke to him, saying, The man did solemnly protest to us, …

Genesis 44:23,26 And you said to your servants, Except your youngest brother come …

except
As Michal was not divorced, but violently separated from David, he had a legal demand to her, and was justified in receiving her again. It is probable, also, that her marriage with Phaltiel was a force upon her inclinations; and whatever affections he might have for her, it was highly criminal for him to take another man's wife. David required Michal probably out of affection for her, and to strengthen his interest, by asserting his affinity with the house of Saul.

Michal

2 Samuel 3:20-23 So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David …

1 Samuel 18:20-28 And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the …

1 Samuel 19:11-17 Saul also sent messengers to David's house, to watch him, and to …

1 Chronicles 15:29 And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came …

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