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1 Samuel 19

1AndSaulH7586spaketoJonathanיוֹנָתָ֤ןyo.na.TanH3129hissonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121,andtoallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,thattheyshouldslayDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.ButJonathanH3129,Saul’ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121, delightedmuchinDavidבְּדָוִ֖דbe.da.VidH1732.

2AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083toldH5046Davidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1seekethtoslaythee:nowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,Ipraythee,takeהִשָּֽׁמֶר־hi.sha.mer-H8104heedH8104tothyselfinthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,andabideinasecret place,andhideוְנַחְבֵּֽאתָ׃ve.nach.Be.taH2244thyself:

3andIwillgoאֵצֵ֜א'e.Tze'H3318outandstandוְעָמַדְתִּ֣יve.'a.mad.TiH5975besidemyfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶה֙ba.sa.DehH7704whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou art,andIwillcommunewithmyfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1ofthee;andifIseeוְרָאִ֥יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200aught,Iwilltellוְהִגַּ֥דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046thee.

4AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083spakegoodט֔וֹבTovH2896ofDavidבְּדָוִד֙be.da.VidH1732untoSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,andsaidH559untohim,Letnotthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sinH2398againsthisservantבְּעַבְדּ֣וֹbe.'av.DoH5650,againstDavidבְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732;becausehehathnotsinnedH2398againstthee,andbecausehisworksH4639havebeentothee-wardveryH3966goodטוֹב־tov-H2896:

5forheputH4191hislifeנַפְשׁ֨וֹnaf.ShoH5315inhishandH3709,andsmotethePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,andJehovahwroughtagreatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419victoryH8668forallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thou sawestit,anddidstrejoiceH8055; whereforethenwilt thousinתֶֽחֱטָא֙te.che.Ta'H2398againstinnocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodבְּדָ֣םbe.DamH1818,toslayDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732withoutacauseחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600?

6AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586hearkened untothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֑ןye.ho.na.TanH3083:andSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sware,AsJehovahliveth,heshallnotbeputיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191todeathH4191.

7AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,andJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083showedhimallthosethingsH1697.AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083broughtH935Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,andhewasH1961inhispresenceH6440,asbeforetime.

8Andtherewasלִֽהְי֑וֹתlih.YotH1961warהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421again:andDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732wentH3318out,andfoughtH3898withthePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430,andslewthemwithagreatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419slaughterH4347;andtheyfledH5127beforehim.

9Andanevilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451spiritר֨וּחַRu.achH7307fromJehovahwasH1961uponSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,ashesatH3427inhishouseבְּבֵית֣וֹbe.vei.ToH1004withhisspearוַחֲנִית֖וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595inhishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;andDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732wasH1961playingמְנַגֵּ֥ןme.na.GenH5059withhishandבְּיָֽד׃be.YadH3027.

10AndSaulH7586soughtH1245tosmiteDavidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732eventothewallוּבַקִּ֔ירu.va.KirH7023withthespearבַּֽחֲנִית֙ba.cha.NitH2595;butheslippedawayoutofSaul’spresenceH6440,andhesmotethespearהַחֲנִ֖יתha.cha.NitH2595intothewallבַּקִּ֑ירba.KirH7023:andDavidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732fledH5127,andescapedH4422thatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

11AndSaulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untoDavid’shouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,towatchלְשָׁמְר֔וֹle.sha.me.RoH8104him,andtoslayhiminthemorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242:andMichalמִיכַ֤לmi.KhalH4324,David’swifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802,toldH5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,IfthousaveH4422notthylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315to-night, to-morrow thou wiltbeslain.

12SoMichalמִיכַ֛לmi.KhalH4324letDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732downוַתֹּ֧רֶדva.To.redH3381throughthewindowהַחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474:andhewentH3381,andfledH1272,andescapedH4422.

13AndMichalמִיכַ֜לmi.KhalH4324tookH3947theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֗יםha.te.ra.FimH8655,andlaiditinthebedהַמִּטָּ֔הha.mi.TahH4296,andputH7760apillowofgoats’הָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795hairattheheadמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763thereof,andcoveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680itwiththeclothesH899.

14AndwhenSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397totakeH3947Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,shesaidH559,Heissickחֹלֶ֥הcho.LehH2470.

15AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586sentH7971themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Bringהַעֲל֨וּha.'a.LuH5927himuptomeinthebedבַמִּטָּ֛הva.mi.TahH4296,thatImayslayhim.

16Andwhenthemessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameH935in,behold,theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655wasinthebedהַמִּטָּ֑הha.mi.TahH4296,withthepillowofgoats’הָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.ZimH5795hairattheheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763thereof.

17AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559untoMichalמִיכַ֗לmi.KhalH4324,Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100hast thoudeceivedmethusכָּ֙כָה֙ka.khahH3602,andletmineenemyאֹיְבִ֖י'o.ye.ViH341goוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֥יva.te.sha.le.ChiH7971,sothatheisescapedH4422?AndMichalמִיכַל֙mi.KhalH4324answeredSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,HesaidH559untome,Letmegoשַׁלְּחִ֖נִיsha.le.Chi.niH7971;whyלָמָ֥הla.MahH4100shouldIkillאֲמִיתֵֽךְ׃'a.mi.TekhH4191thee?

18NowDavidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732fledH1272,andescapedH4422,andcameH935toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050toRamahהָרָמָ֔תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414,andtoldH5046himallthatSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586haddonetohim.AndheandSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֔לu.she.mu.'ElH8050wentH935anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inNaiothבְּנָֽיוֹת׃be.noitH5121.

19AnditwastoldH5046Saulלְשָׁא֖וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold,Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732isatNaiothבְּנָי֖וֹתbe.noitH5121inRamahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.

20AndSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397totakeH3947Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732:andwhentheysawH7200thecompanyoftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyingH5012,andSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050standingעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975asheadoverthem,theSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430cameuponthemessengersמַלְאֲכֵ֤יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,andtheyalsoגַּם־gam-H1571prophesiedH5012.

21AndwhenitwastoldH5046Saulלְשָׁא֗וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,hesentH7971otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397,andtheyalsoגַּם־gam-H1571prophesiedH5012.AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againthethirdשְׁלִשִׁ֔יםshe.li.ShimH7992time,andtheyalsoגַּם־gam-H1571prophesiedH5012.

22ThenwentH935healsoגַּם־gam-H1571toRamahהָרָמָ֗תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414,andcameH935tothegreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419wellH1571thatisinSecu:andheaskedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592andsaidH559,WhereH834areSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050andDavidוְדָוִ֑דve.da.VidH1732?AndonesaidH559,Behold,theyareatNaiothבְּנָי֥וֹתbe.noitH5121inRamahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.

23AndhewentH1980thithertoNaiothנָי֖וֹתnoitH5121inRamahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414:andtheSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430cameH935uponhimalsoגַּם־gam-H1571,andhewentH1980on,andprophesiedH5012,untilhecameH935toNaiothבְּנָי֥וֹתbe.noitH5121inRamahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.

24Andhealsoגַּם־gam-H1571strippedH6584offhisclothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899,andhealsoגַם־gam-H1571prophesiedH5012beforeSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,andlaydownוַיִּפֹּ֣לvai.yi.PolH5307nakedעָרֹ֔ם'a.RomH6174allthatdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117andallthatnightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915. Whereforetheysayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559,IsSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586alsoהֲגַ֥םha.GamH1571amongtheprophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ פba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 19

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