Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 22:20-23

20But oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259of the sonsבֵּן־ben-H1121of Ahimelechלַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙la.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִט֔וּב'a.chi.TuvH285escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֣טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422.His nameוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034was Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54,and he fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272toאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

21And Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֖ר'ev.ya.TarH54toldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732thatכִּ֚יkiH3588Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586אֵ֖ת'etH853had killedהָרַ֣גha.RagH2026the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22Then Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abiatharלְאֶבְיָתָ֗רle.'ev.ya.TarH54, “I knewיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that Doegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673the Edomiteכִּֽי־ הָאֲדֹמִ֔יki- ha.'a.do.MiH130 H3588was thereשָׁם֙shamH8033thatהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,and thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588he was sure to tellH5046Saulלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586.I myselfאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595am responsibleסַבֹּ֔תִיsa.Bo.tiH5437for the livesנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of everyoneבְּכָל־be.kholH3605in your father’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

23Stayשְׁבָ֤הshe.VahH3427with meאִתִּי֙'i.TiH854;do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֔אti.Ra'H3372,forכִּ֛יkiH3588he whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834seeksיְבַקֵּ֥שׁye.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853your lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315is seekingיְבַקֵּ֣שׁye.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853mineנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ כִּֽי־naf.She.kha ki-H5315 H3588as well.Youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859will be safeמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931with meעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978.”

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