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Douay-Rheims
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And Saul said to David: Behold my elder daughter Merob, her will I give thee to wife: only be a valiant man, and fight the battles of the Lord. Now Saul said within himself: Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hands of the Philistines be upon him.
King James
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And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
Louis Second
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Saül dit à David: Voici, je te donnerai pour femme ma fille aînée Mérab; sers-moi seulement avec vaillance, et soutiens les guerres de l'Éternel. Or Saül se disait: Je ne veux pas mettre la main sur lui, mais que la main des Philistins soit sur lui
Martin Luther
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Und Saul sprach zu David: Siehe, meine größte Tochter Merob will ich dir zum Weibe geben; sei nur freudig und führe des HErrn Kriege! Denn Saul gedachte: Meine Hand soll nicht an ihm sein, sondern die Hand der Philister.
Vulgate
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dixit autem Saul ad David ecce filia mea maior Merob ipsam dabo tibi uxorem tantummodo esto vir fortis et proeliare bella Domini Saul autem reputabat dicens non sit manus mea in eo sed sit super illum manus Philisthinorum

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


autem : but, on the other hand, however, moreover, also.
ecce : Lo! Behold! See!.
filia : daughter.
tibi : (dat.) you /i can't give YOU anything but love, baby.
tantummodo : only just, just so long as.
vir : man, hero, man of courage.
fortis : strong, brave, powerful, robust, steadfast, courageous.
fortis : valiant.
non : not.
in : (+ acc.) into, toward, against.
in : (+ abl.) in.
eo : to advance, march on, go, leave.
sed : but/ and indeed, what is more.
super : (prep.) (+ abl.) over, above /concerning, about, besides.
super : (adv.) over, above, besides, beyond, moreover, remaining.
illum : (masc. sing. acc.) He ate THAT (fruit).