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1 Samuel 29

1NowthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֛יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredוַיִּקְבְּצ֧וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908togetherH6908alltheirhoststoAphekאֲפֵ֑קָה'a.Fe.kahH663:andtheIsraelitesencampedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583bythefountainwhichisinJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃be.yiz.re.'ElH3157.

2AndthelordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430passedH5674onbyhundredsH3967,andbythousandsוְלַאֲלָפִ֑יםve.la.'a.la.FimH505;andDavidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732andhismenH376passedH5674onintherearwardwithAchishאָכִֽישׁ׃'a.KhishH397.

3ThensaidH559theprincesH8269ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430,WhatdotheseHebrewsהָעִבְרִ֣יםha.'iv.RimH5680hereH2088?AndAchishאָכִ֜ישׁ'a.KhishH397saidH559untotheprincesH8269ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430,IsnotthisDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732,theservantעֶ֣בֶד׀'E.vedH5650ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whohathbeenH1961withmethesedaysH3117,orrathertheseyearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,andIhavefoundH4672nofaultinhimsincehefellH5307awayuntomeuntothisdayH3117?

4ButtheprincesH8269ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430werewrothwithhim;andtheprincesH8269ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430saidH559untohim,Makethemanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376returnH7725,thathemaygoיֵרֵ֤דye.RedH3381backH7725tohisplaceמְקוֹמוֹ֙me.ko.MoH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou hastappointedH6485him,andlethimnotgoH3381downwithustobattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421, lestinthebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421hebecomeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961anadversaryלְשָׂטָ֖ןle.sa.TanH7854tous:forwherewithshouldthisfellowreconcilehimselfuntohislordH113?shoulditnotbeH1961withtheheadsבְּרָאשֵׁ֖יbe.ra.SheiH7218ofthesemenH376?

5IsnotthisDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,ofwhomtheysangoneH2088toanotherindances,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586hathslainhisthousandsבַּֽאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'a.la.FavH505,AndDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732histenבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃ סbe.ri.vo.tovH7233thousandsH505?

6ThenAchishאָכִ֜ישׁ'a.KhishH397calledH7121Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,andsaidH559untohim,AsJehovahliveth, thou hastbeenuprightיָשָׁ֣רya.SharH3477,andthygoingH3318outandthycomingH935inwithmeinthehostisgoodH2896inmysight;forIhavenotfoundH4672evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451intheesincethedayמִיּ֛וֹםmi.YomH3117ofthycomingH935untomeuntothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117:neverthelessthelordsfavortheenot.

7WhereforenowH6258returnH7725,andgoH7725inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,thatthou displeasenotthelordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סfe.lish.TimH6430.

8AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559untoAchishאָכִ֗ישׁ'a.KhishH397,ButwhathaveIdone?andwhathast thoufoundH4672inthyservantבְעַבְדְּךָ֔ve.'av.de.KhaH5650solongasIhavebeenH1961beforethee untothisdayH3117,thatImaynotgoאָבוֹא֙'a.Vo'H935andfightוְנִלְחַ֔מְתִּיve.nil.Cham.tiH3898againsttheenemiesבְּאֹיְבֵ֖יbe.'o.ye.VeiH341ofmylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428?

9AndAchishאָכִישׁ֮'a.KhishH397answeredandsaidH559toDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732,Iknowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatthou artgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896inmysight,asanangelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430: notwithstandingtheprincesH8269ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430havesaidH559,Heshallnotgoיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927upwithustothebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

10WhereforenowH6258riseהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925upearlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֣םve.hish.kam.TemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242withtheservantsוְעַבְדֵ֥יve.'av.DeiH5650ofthylordH113thatarecomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935withthee;andassoonasyeareupearlyH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andhavelightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH215, depart.

11SoDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732roseH7925upearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925,heandhismenH376,todepartinthemorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,toreturnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725intothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430.AndthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430wentH5927uptoJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ סyiz.re.'ElH3157.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 29

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