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1 Samuel 27

1AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559inhisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820,Ishallnowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258perishoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayיוֹם־yom-H3117bythehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586:thereisnothingH369betterט֜וֹבTovH2896formethanthatIshouldescapeH4422intothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםpe.lish.TimH6430;andSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586willdespairH2976ofme,toseekלְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִיle.vak.She.niH1245meanymoreH4480inallthebordersH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:soshallIescapeH4422outofhishandמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andpassedH5674over,heandthesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredH3967menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatwerewithhim, untoAchishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMaoch,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGathגַּֽת׃GatH1661.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732dweltוַיֵּשֶׁב֩vai.ye.ShevH3427withAchishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397atGathבְּגַ֛תbe.GatH1661,heandhismenH376,everymanH376withhishouseholdוּבֵית֑וֹu.vei.ToH1004, evenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732withhistwoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147wivesH802,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293theJezreelitess,andAbigailוַאֲבִיגַ֥יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26theCarmelitess,Nabal’swifeH802.

4AnditwastoldH5046Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586thatDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732wasfledH1272toGathגַּ֑תGatH1661:andhesoughtלְבַקְשֽׁוֹ׃ סle.vak.ShoH1245nomoreagainע֖וֹדodH5750forhim.

5AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559untoAchishאָכִ֗ישׁ'a.KhishH397,IfnowIhavefoundH4672favorחֵ֤ןchenH2580inthineeyesH5869,letthemgiveיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414meaplaceמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725inoneבְּאַחַ֛תbe.'a.ChatH259ofthecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892inthecountryH7704,thatImaydwellוְאֵ֣שְׁבָהve.'E.she.vahH3427there:forwhyוְלָ֨מָּהve.La.mahH4100shouldthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650dwellיֵשֵׁ֧בye.ShevH3427intheroyalcityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892withthee?

6ThenAchishאָכִ֛ישׁ'a.KhishH397gaveH5414himZiklagצִֽקְלָ֑גtzik.LagH6860thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117: whereforeZiklagצִֽקְלַג֙tzik.LagH6860pertaineth untothekingsלְמַלְכֵ֣יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

7Andthenumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557ofthedaysH3117thatDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427inthecountryH7704ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430wasH1961afullyearandfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.

8AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732andhismenH376wentH935up,andmadeH6584araidH6584upontheGeshurites,andtheGirzites,andtheAmalekites;forthosenationsweretheinhabitantsH3427ofthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,whowereofold,asthou goesttoShurשׁ֖וּרָהShu.rahH7793,evenuntothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9AndDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732smotethelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andsavedneithermanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376norwomanוְאִשָּׁ֑הve.'i.ShahH802aliveH2421,andtookH3947awayH7725thesheepצֹ֨אןtzonH6629,andtheoxenH1241,andtheasses,andthecamelsוּגְמַלִּים֙u.ge.ma.LimH1581,andtheapparel;andhereturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725,andcameH935toAchishאָכִֽישׁ׃'a.KhishH397.

10AndAchishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397saidH559,Againstwhomhaveyemadeפְּשַׁטְתֶּ֖םpe.sha.TemH6584araidH6584to-day?AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidH559,AgainsttheSouthH5045ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,andagainsttheSouthH5045oftheJerahmeelites,andagainsttheSouthH5045oftheKenites.

11AndDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732savedneithermanוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376norwomanוְאִשָּׁ֜הve.'i.ShahH802aliveH2421,tobringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935themtoGathגַת֙gatH1661,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theyshouldtellיַגִּ֥דוּya.Gi.duH5046ofus,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,SodidDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732,andsohathbeenhismannerallthewhilehehathdweltיָשַׁ֖בya.ShavH3427inthecountryH7704ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

12AndAchishאָכִ֖ישׁ'a.KhishH397believedH539Davidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Hehathmadehispeopleבְּעַמּ֣וֹbe.'a.MoH5971Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478utterlytoabhorhim;thereforeheshallbeH1961myservantלְעֶ֥בֶדle.'E.vedH5650foreverH5769.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 27

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