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1 Samuel 22

1Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732thereforedepartedthence,andescapedH4422tothecaveמְעָרַ֣תme.'a.RatH4631ofAdullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725:andwhenhisbrethrenandallhisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1houseH1004heardH8085it,theywentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381thithertohim.

2AndeveryoneH376thatwasH1961indistressמָצ֜וֹקma.TzokH4689,andeveryoneH376thatwasH1961indebt,andeveryoneH376thatwasH1961discontented,gatheredוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908themselvesuntohim;andhebecameH1961captainoverthem:andtherewerewithhimaboutfourכְּאַרְבַּ֥עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967menH376.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732wentיֵֽצֵא־ye.tze'-H3318thencetoMizpehofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124:andhesaidH559untothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,Letmyfatherאָבִ֤י'a.ViH1andmymotherוְאִמִּי֙ve.'i.MiH517,Ipraythee,comeH3318forthH3318,andbewithyou,tillIknowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045whatGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430willdoforme.

4Andhebroughtthembeforethekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124:andtheydweltH3427withhimallthewhilethatDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732wasH1961inthestronghold.

5Andtheprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030Gadגָּ֨דgadH1410saidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Abidenotinthestronghold; depart,andgettheeintothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.ThenDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732departed,andcameH935intotheforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofHereth.

6AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586heardH8085thatDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732wasdiscovered,andthemenH376thatwerewithhim:nowSaulוְשָׁאוּל֩ve.sha.'UlH7586wassittingH3427inGibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֜הba.giv.'AhH1390,underthetamarisk-treeinRamah,withhisspearוַחֲנִית֣וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595inhishandבְיָד֔וֹve.ya.DoH3027,andallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650werestandingנִצָּבִ֥יםni.tza.VimH5324abouthim.

7AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559untohisservantsלַֽעֲבָדָיו֙la.'a.va.DavH5650thatstoodהַנִּצָּבִ֣יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324abouthim,HearH8085now, ye Benjamites;willthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448giveיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414everyoneofyoufieldsשָׂד֣וֹתsa.DotH7704andvineyardsוּכְרָמִ֔יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754,willhemakeH7760youallcaptainsofthousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andcaptainsofhundredsH3967,

8thatallofyouhaveconspiredagainstme,andthereisnonethatdisclosethtomewhenmysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121makethaleaguewiththesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448,andthereisnoneofyouthatissorryforme,ordiscloseth untomethatmysonבְּנִ֨יbe.NiH1121hathstirredupmyservantעַבְדִּ֥י'av.DiH5650againstme,tolieH693inwaitH693,asatthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117?

9ThenansweredDoegדֹּאֵ֣גdo.'EgH1673theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יha.'a.do.MiH130,whostoodנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324bytheservantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650ofSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,andsaidH559,IsawH7200thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448comingH935toNobנֹ֔בֶהNoehH5011,toAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִטֽוּב׃'a.chi.TuvH285.

10AndheinquiredofJehovahforhim,andgaveH5414himvictuals,andgaveH5414himtheswordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719ofGoliathגָּלְיָ֥תgal.YatH1555thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

11Thenthekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971tocallH7121Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֨לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיט֜וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,andallhisfather’sאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548thatwereinNobבְּנֹ֑בbe.NoH5011:andtheycameH935allofthemtothekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

12AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,HearH8085now, thousonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיט֑וּב'a.chi.TuvH285.Andheanswered,Hereהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005Iam,mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

13AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559untohim,Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100haveyeconspiredagainstme, thouandthesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448,inthatthou hastgivenH5414himbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899,andaswordוְחֶ֗רֶבve.Che.revH2719,andhastinquiredofGodבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430forhim,thatheshouldriseלָק֥וּםla.KumH6965againstme,tolieH693inwaitH693,asatthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117?

14ThenAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288answeredthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andsaidH559,Andwhoamongallthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650issofaithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539asDavidכְּדָוִ֣דke.da.VidH1732,whoistheking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428son-in-law,andistakenintothy council,andishonorableinthyhouseH1004?

15HaveIto-daybegunהַחִלֹּ֛תִיha.chi.Lo.tiH2490toinquireofGodבֵאלֹהִ֖יםve.lo.HimH430forhim?beitfarחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486fromme:letnotthekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428imputeanythinguntohisservantבְּעַבְדּ֤וֹbe.'av.DoH5650,nortoallthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofmyfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1;forthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650knowethnothingofallthis,lessormore.

16Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559, Thou shaltsurelydieH4191,Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288, thou,andallthyfather’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

17Andthekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untotheguardthatstoodהַנִּצָּבִ֨יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324abouthim,Turnסֹ֥בּוּSo.buH5437,andslaythepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548ofJehovah;becausetheirhandיָדָם֙ya.DamH3027alsoגַם־gam-H1571iswithDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andbecausetheyknewH3045thathefledבֹרֵ֣חַvo.Re.achH1272,anddidnotdiscloseittome.Buttheservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650ofthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wouldאָב֞וּ'a.VuH14notputוְהָמִ֣יתוּ׀ve.ha.Mi.tuH4191forthH7971theirhandיָדָ֔םya.DamH3027tofallלִפְגֹ֖עַlif.Go.a'H6293uponthepriestsבְּכֹהֲנֵ֥יbe.kho.ha.NeiH3548ofJehovah.

18Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toDoegלְדוֹאֵ֔גle.do.yegH1673,Turnסֹ֣בsoH5437thou,andfallH6293uponthepriestsבַּכֹּהֲנִ֑יםba.ko.ha.NimH3548.AndDoegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יha.'a.do.MiH130turnedוַיִּסֹּ֞בvai.yi.SoH5437,andhefellH6293uponthepriestsבַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםba.Ko.ha.NimH3548,andheslewonthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117fourscoreandfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁה֙va.cha.mi.ShahH2568personsH376thatdidwearalinenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

19AndNobנֹ֤בnoH5011,thecityעִיר־'ir-H5892ofthepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,smotehewiththeedgeoftheswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719, bothmenמֵאִישׁ֙me.'IshH376andwomenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,childrenמֵעוֹלֵ֖לme.'o.LelH5768andsucklings,andoxenandassesandsheepוָשֶׂ֖הva.SehH7716,withtheedgeoftheswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

20Andoneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259ofthesonsבֵּן־ben-H1121ofAhimelechלַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙la.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִט֔וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,namedוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54,escapedH4422,andfledH1272afterDavidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

21AndAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֖ר'ev.ya.TarH54toldH5046Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732thatSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586hadslainH2026Jehovah’spriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548.

22AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559untoAbiatharלְאֶבְיָתָ֗רle.'ev.ya.TarH54,IknewH3045onthatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,whenDoegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֔יha.'a.do.MiH130wasthere,thathewouldsurelytellH5046Saulלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586:IhaveoccasionedthedeathofallthepersonsH5315ofthyfather’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

23Abidethouwithme,fearH3372not;forhethatseekethmylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315seeketh thylifeנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315:forwithmethou shaltbeinsafeguard.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 22

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