Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 22:8-13

8Is thatכִּי֩kiH3588why allכֻּלְּכֶ֜םku.le.KhemH3605of you have conspiredקְשַׁרְתֶּ֨םke.shar.TemH7194against meעָלַ֗י'a.LaiH5921?Not oneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369of youtoldגֹּלֶ֤הgo.LehH1540meאֶת־'et-H853thatאָזְנִי֙'a.ze.NiH241my own sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121had made a covenantבִּכְרָת־bikh.rot-H3772withעִם־'im-H5973the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448.Not oneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369of youhas shown concernחֹלֶ֥הcho.LehH2470for meעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921or revealedוְגֹלֶ֣הve.go.LehH1540אֶת־'et-H853to meאָזְנִ֑י'a.ze.NiH241thatכִּ֣יkiH3588my sonבְּנִ֨יbe.NiH1121אֶת־'et-H853has stirred upהֵקִים֩he.KimH6965my own servantעַבְדִּ֥י'av.DiH5650to lie in waitלְאֹרֵ֖בle.'o.RevH693against meעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921,as is the case todayכַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ סkai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088.”

9But Doegדֹּאֵ֣גdo.'EgH1673the Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יha.'a.do.MiH130,whoוְה֛וּאve.Hu'H1931had stationed himselfנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324withעַל־'al-H5921Saul’sשָׁא֖וּל וַיֹּאמַ֑רsha.'Ul vai.yo.MarH7586 H559servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650,answeredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030: “I sawרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448comeבָּ֣אba'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִטֽוּב׃'a.chi.TuvH285at Nobנֹ֔בֶהNoehH5011.

10Ahimelech inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַל־vai.yish.'al-H7592of the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068for himand gaveנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414himוְאֵ֗תve.'EtH853provisionsוְצֵידָ֖הve.tzei.DahH6720.He also gaveנָ֥תַןNa.tanH5414himthe swordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719of Goliathגָּלְיָ֥תgal.YatH1555the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430.”

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.”

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