1 Samuel 18:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”

Young's Literal Translation
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.’

King James 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 in [the one of] the twain.

Hebrew
“I will give her
אֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה (’et·tə·nen·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

to [David],”
לּוֹ֙ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

Saul
שָׁא֜וּל (šā·’ūl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites

thought,
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“so that she may be
וּתְהִי־ (ū·ṯə·hî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a snare
לְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ (lə·mō·w·qêš)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4170: A bait or lure, a snare

to him,
ל֣וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

and the hand
יַד־ (yaḏ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

of the Philistines
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים (pə·liš·tîm)
Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia

may be
וּתְהִי־ (ū·ṯə·hî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

against him.”
ב֖וֹ (ḇōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

So Saul
שָׁאוּל֙ (šā·’ūl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites

said
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

David,
דָּוִ֔ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

“For a second [time]
בִּשְׁתַּ֛יִם (biš·ta·yim)
Preposition-b | Number - fd
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

now
הַיּֽוֹם׃ (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

you can be my son-in-law.”
תִּתְחַתֵּ֥ן (tiṯ·ḥat·tên)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 2859: To give, away in marriage, to contract affinity by marriage

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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