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 Jehovah’s battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

And Saul said to David, Here is my oldest daughter Merab, whom I will give you for your wife: only be strong for me, fighting in the Lord's wars. For Saul said, Let it not be through me that his fate comes to him, but through the Philistines.

Και ειπεν ο Σαουλ προς τον Δαβιδ, Ιδου, η μεγαλητερα θυγατηρ μου Μεραβ· ταυτην θελω σοι δωσει εις γυναικα· μονον εσο ανδρειος εις εμε και μαχου τας μαχας του Κυριου. Διοτι ειπεν ο Σαουλ, Ας μη ηναι η χειρ μου επ' αυτον, αλλ' η χειρ των Φιλισταιων ας ηναι επ' αυτον.

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.