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1 Samuel 23

1AndtheytoldH5046Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold,thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430arefightingנִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.MimH3898againstKeilahבִּקְעִילָ֔הbik.'i.LahH7084,andarerobbingthethreshing-floors.

2ThereforeDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredofJehovah,sayingH559,ShallIgoandsmitethesePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430?AndJehovahsaidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, Go,andsmitethePhilistinesבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםva.pe.lish.TimH6430,andsaveH3467Keilahקְעִילָֽה׃ke.'i.LahH7084.

3AndDavid’smenH376saidH559untohim,Behold,weareafraidH3372hereפֹ֛הfohH6311inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063:howmuchmorethenifwegotoKeilahקְעִלָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084againstthearmiesofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.TimH6430?

4ThenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inquiredofJehovahyetH5750againע֤וֹדodH5750.AndJehovahansweredhim,andsaidH559,Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,goרֵ֣דredH3381downtoKeilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084;forIwilldeliverthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430intothyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

5AndDavidדָּוִד֩da.VidH1732andhismenH376wenttoKeilahקְעִילָ֜הke.'i.LahH7084,andfoughtH3898withthePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430,andbroughtawayוַיִּנְהַג֙vai.yin.HagH5090theircattle,andslewthemwithagreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419slaughterH4347.SoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732savedH3467theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofKeilahקְעִילָֽה׃ סke.'i.LahH7084.

6Anditcametopass,whenAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֧ר'ev.ya.TarH54thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288fledH1272toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732toKeilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084,thathecamedownיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381withanephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646inhishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

7AnditwastoldH5046Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586thatDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732wascomeH935toKeilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084.AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hathdeliveredH5462himintomyhandבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027;forheisshutנִסְגַּ֣רnis.GarH5462in,byenteringintoatownthathathgatesandbarsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃u.ve.Ri.achH1280.

8AndSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586summonedallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971towarH4421,togoלָרֶ֣דֶתla.Re.detH3381downtoKeilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084,tobesiegeDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732andhismenH376.

9AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732knewH3045thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586wasdevising mischiefagainsthim;andhesaidH559toAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֣ר'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,Bringהַגִּ֖ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066hithertheephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ סha.'e.FodH646.

10ThensaidH559Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732,OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650hathsurelyheardH8085thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586seekethtocomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935toKeilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084,todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.ChetH7843thecityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892formysakeH5668.

11WillthemenofKeilahקְעִילָ֨הke.'i.LahH7084deliverהֲיַסְגִּרֻ֣נִיha.yas.gi.Ru.niH5462meupintohishandבְיָד֜וֹve.ya.DoH3027?willSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586comeהֲיֵרֵ֣דha.ye.RedH3381down,asthyservantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650hathheardH8085?OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ibeseechthee,tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046thyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ סle.'av.De.khaH5650.AndJehovahsaidH559,Hewillcomeיֵרֵֽד׃ye.RedH3381down.

12ThensaidH559Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,WillthemenH376ofKeilahקְעִילָ֛הke.'i.LahH7084deliverהֲיַסְגִּ֜רוּha.yas.Gi.ruH5462upmeandmymenH376intothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586?AndJehovahsaidH559,Theywilldeliverיַסְגִּֽירוּ׃ סyas.Gi.ruH5462theeup.

13ThenDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732andhismenאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,whowereaboutsixכְּשֵׁשׁ־ke.shesh-H8337hundredH3967,aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965anddepartedoutofKeilahמִקְּעִלָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084,andwentH1980whithersoevertheycouldgoH1980.AnditwastoldH5046Saulוּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'UlH7586thatDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wasescapedH4422fromKeilahמִקְּעִילָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084;andheforbaretogoH1980forthH3318.

14AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732abodeinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057inthestrongholdsבַּמְּצָד֔וֹתba.me.tza.DotH4679,andremainedH3427inthehill-countryinthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057ofZiphזִ֑יףZifH2128.AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586soughtH1245himeverydayהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,butGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430deliveredhimnotintohishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

15AndDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732sawH7200thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586wascomeיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318outtoseekלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245hislifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315:andDavidוְדָוִ֥דve.da.VidH1732wasinthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057ofZiphזִ֖יףzifH2128inthewood.

16AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,Saul’ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121,aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965,andwenttoDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732intothewood,andstrengthenedוַיְחַזֵּ֥קvay.cha.ZekH2388hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027inGodבֵּאלֹהִֽים׃be.lo.HimH430.

17AndhesaidH559untohim,FearH3372not;forthehandיַ֚דyadH3027ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1shallnotfindתִֽמְצָאֲךָ֙tim.tza.'a.KhaH4672thee;andthou shaltbeH1961kingH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andIshallbeH1961nextunto thee;andthatalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1knoweth.

18Andtheytwoשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147madeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285beforeJehovah:andDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732abodeinthewood,andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083wentH1980tohishouseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃ סle.vei.ToH1004.

19ThencameH5927uptheZiphitesזִפִים֙zi.FimH2130toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586toGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, DothnotDavidדָ֠וִדDa.vidH1732hideH5641himselfwithusinthestrongholdsבַמְּצָדוֹת֙va.me.tza.dOtH4679inthewood,inthehillבְּגִבְעַת֙be.giv.'AtH1389ofHachilah,whichisonthesouthמִימִ֥יןmi.MinH3225ofthedesert?

20Nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258thereforeH6258,Okingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,comeלָרֶ֖דֶתla.Re.detH3381down,accordingtoallthedesireH5315ofthysoulH5315tocomeרֵ֑דRedH3381down;andourpartshallbetodeliverהַסְגִּיר֖וֹhas.gi.RoH5462himupintotheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027.

21AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,BlessedH1288beyeofJehovah;foryehavehadcompassionחֲמַלְתֶּ֖םcha.mal.TemH2550onme.

22Go,Iprayyou,makeH3045yetH5750moresure,andknowוּדְע֤וּu.de.'UH3045andseeH7200hisplaceמְקוֹמוֹ֙me.ko.MoH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hishauntis,andwhohathseenH7200himthere;foritistoldmethathedealethverysubtly.

23Seeוּרְא֣וּu.re.'UH7200therefore,andtakeknowledgeofallthelurking-placeswhereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hehidethhimself,andcomeH1980yeagaintomeofacertainty,andIwillgoוְהָלַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980withyou:anditshallcomeH1980topass,ifhebeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961inthelandבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,thatIwillsearchוְחִפַּשְׂתִּ֣יve.chi.pas.TiH2664himoutamongallthethousandsאַלְפֵ֥י'al.FeiH505ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

24AndtheyaroseH6965,andwenttoZiphזִ֖יפָהZi.fahH2128beforeSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586:butDavidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732andhismenH376wereinthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֤רbe.mid.BarH4057ofMaonמָעוֹן֙ma.'OnH4584,intheArabahבָּעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160onthesouthיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225ofthedesertH6160.

25AndSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586andhismenH376wentH3381toseekלְבַקֵּשׁ֒le.va.KeshH1245him.AndtheytoldH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732: whereforehecameH3381downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381totherockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553,andabodeinthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057ofMaonמָע֑וֹןma.'onH4584.AndwhenSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586heardH8085that,hepursuedH7291afterDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732inthewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofMaonמָעֽוֹן׃ma.'onH4584.

26AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586wentonthissideמִצַּ֤דmi.TzadH6654ofthemountainהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022,andDavidוְדָוִ֧דve.da.VidH1732andhismenH376onthatsideמִצַּ֥דmi.TzadH6654ofthemountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022:andDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732madehastetogetawayנֶחְפָּ֤זnech.PazH2648forfearofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586;forSaulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586andhismenH376compassedDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732andhismenH376roundabouttotakethem.

27ButtherecameH935amessengerוּמַלְאָ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397untoSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Hasteמַהֲרָ֣הma.ha.RahH4116thee,andcomeH935;forthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430havemadeH6584araidפָשְׁט֥וּfa.she.TuH6584uponthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

28SoH3651Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586returnedH7725frompursuingH7291afterDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andwentH7725againstthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430:thereforeH3651theycalledקָֽרְאוּ֙ka.re.'UH7121thatplaceלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Sela-hammahlekoth.

29And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 23

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