Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 22:11-16

11Then the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengers to summonלִקְרֹא֩lik.Ro'H7121אֶת־'et-H853Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֨לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִיט֜וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,and his father’sאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1wholeכָּל־kol-H3605familyבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548at Nobבְּנֹ֑בbe.NoH5011.And allכֻלָּ֖םkhu.LamH3605of them cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

12“Listenשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085nowנָ֖אna'H4994,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִיט֑וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,”saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586. “Here I amהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005,my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113,”he repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

13And Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himאֵלָיו֙'e.lovH413, “Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100have youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859and the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of Jesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448conspiredקְשַׁרְתֶּ֣םke.shar.TemH7194against meעָלַ֔י'a.LaiH5921?You gaveבְּתִתְּךָ֨be.ti.te.KhaH5414himbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and a swordוְחֶ֗רֶבve.Che.revH2719and inquiredוְשָׁא֥וֹלve.sha.'olH7592of Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430for himso that he could rise upלָק֥וּםla.KumH6965against meאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413to lie in waitלְאֹרֵ֖בle.'o.RevH693,as he is doing todayכַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ סkai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088.”

14Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288אֶת־'et-H853answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיֹּאמַ֑רha.Me.lekh vai.yo.MarH4428 H559, “Whoוּמִ֤יu.MiH4310among allבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605your servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650is as faithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539as Davidכְּדָוִ֣דke.da.VidH1732,the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428son-in-lawוַחֲתַ֥ןva.cha.TanH2860,the captainוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493ofאֶל־'el-H413your bodyguardמִשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ךָmish.ma'.Te.khaH4928and honoredוְנִכְבָּ֥דve.nikh.BadH3513in your houseבְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃be.vei.Te.khaH1004?

15Was that dayהַיּ֧וֹםhai.YomH3117the first timeהַחִלֹּ֛תִיha.chi.Lo.tiH2490I inquiredH7592of Godבֵאלֹהִ֖יםve.lo.HimH430for himH7592?Far be itחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486from me!Let notאַל־'al-H408the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428accuseיָשֵׂם֩ דָבָר֙ya.Sem da.VarH7760 H1697your servantבְּעַבְדּ֤וֹbe.'av.DoH5650or anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of my father’sאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,forכִּ֠יkiH3588your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650knewיָדַ֤עya.Da'H3045nothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808of thisזֹ֔אתZotH2063wholeבְּכָל־be.kholH3605affairדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697—not in partקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996orא֥וֹ'oH176in wholeגָדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419.”

16But the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You will surely dieH4191,Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288,youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your father’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004!”

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