Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 21:10-15

10ThatH1931dayבַּיּוֹם־bai.yom-H3117DavidH1732fledוַיָּ֣קָם וַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.Ya.kom vai.yiv.RachH6965 H1272fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586and wentוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Achishאָכִ֖ישׁ'a.KhishH397king ofמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Gathגַּֽת׃GatH1661.

11But the servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650of AchishH397saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to himH413, “Isthisזֶ֥הzehH2088notהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808DavidH1732,the kingH4428of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776?Did they notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808singיַעֲנ֤וּya.'a.NuH6030about himלָזֶ֗הla.ZehH2088in their dancesבַמְּחֹלוֹת֙va.me.cho.lOtH4246,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559: ‘SaulH7586has slainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221histhousandsבַּאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'a.la.fovH505,and DavidH1732histens of thousandsבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃be.ri.vo.TavH7233’?”

12Now DavidH1732tookוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760אֶת־'et-H853theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697to heartבִּלְבָב֑וֹbil.va.VoH3824and was very muchמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּרָ֣אvai.yi.Ra'H3372ofמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440AchishH397the kingH4428of Gathגַּֽת׃GatH1661.

13So he changedוַיְשַׁנּ֤וֹvay.sha.NoH8138H853his behaviorטַעְמוֹ֙ta'.MoH2940before themבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.HemH5869and feigned madnessוַיִּתְהֹלֵ֖לvai.yit.ho.LelH1984in their handsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027;he scratchedוַיְתָיו֙vay.tavH8427onעַל־'al-H5921the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179and let his salivaרִיר֖וֹri.RoH7388runוַיּ֥וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381downאֶל־'el-H413his beardזְקָנֽוֹ׃ze.ka.NoH2206.

14Then Achishאָכִ֖ישׁ'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toH413his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Lookהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,you can seeתִרְאוּ֙tir.'UH7200thatthe manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376is insaneמִשְׁתַּגֵּ֔עַmish.ta.Ge.a'H7696!Whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100have you broughtתָּבִ֥יאוּta.Vi.'uH935himH853to meH413?

15Am Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589in need ofחֲסַ֤רcha.SarH2638madmenH7696,thatכִּי־ki-H3588you have broughtH935H853this manזֶ֔הZehH2088to raveH7696in my presenceעָלָ֑י'a.LaiH5921?Must thisהֲזֶ֖הha.ZehH2088mancomeH935intoH413my houseבֵּיתִֽי׃ סbei.TiH1004?”

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