2 Samuel 3:13
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“Good,” replied David, “I will make a covenant with you. But there is one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to see me.”

Young's Literal Translation
And he saith, ‘Good—I make with thee a covenant; only, one thing I am asking of thee, that is, Thou dost not see my face, except thou dost first bring in Michal, daughter of Saul in thy coming into see my face.’

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.

Hebrew
“Good,”
ט֔וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

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

“I
אֲנִ֕י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

will make
אֶכְרֹ֥ת (’eḵ·rōṯ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant

a covenant
בְּרִ֑ית (bə·rîṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1285: A covenant

with you.
אִתְּךָ֖ (’it·tə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

But
אַ֣ךְ (’aḵ)
Adverb
Strong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surely

there is one
אֶחָ֡ד (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

thing
דָּבָ֣ר (dā·ḇār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

I
אָנֹכִי֩ (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 595: I

require
שֹׁאֵ֨ל (šō·’êl)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand

of you:
מֵאִתְּךָ֤ (mê·’it·tə·ḵā)
Preposition-m | second person masculine singular
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

Do not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

appear
תִרְאֶ֣ה (ṯir·’eh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

before me
פָּנַ֔י (pā·nay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6440: The face

unless
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

you bring
הֱבִיאֲךָ֗ (hĕ·ḇî·’ă·ḵā)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

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

daughter
בַּת־ (baṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 1323: A daughter

Michal
מִיכַ֣ל (mî·ḵal)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4324: Michal -- wife of David

when you come
בְּבֹאֲךָ֖ (bə·ḇō·’ă·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to see me.”
לִרְא֥וֹת (lir·’ō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7200: To see

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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