Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 23:19-24
19Then the Ziphitesזִפִים֙zi.FimH2130came upוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927toאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586at Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390and saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Is notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808Davidדָ֠וִדDa.vidH1732hidingמִסְתַּתֵּ֨רmis.ta.TerH5641among usעִמָּ֤נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973in the strongholdsבַמְּצָדוֹת֙va.me.tza.dOtH4679at Horeshבַּחֹ֔רְשָׁהba.Cho.re.shahH2793,on the hillבְּגִבְעַת֙be.giv.'AtH1389of Hachilahהַֽחֲכִילָ֔הha.cha.khi.LahH2444אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834southמִימִ֥יןmi.MinH3225of Jeshimonהַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃hay.shi.MonH3452?
20Nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258,O kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,come downלָרֶ֖דֶתla.Re.detH3381wheneverלְכָל־le.kholH3605your soulנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315desiresאַוַּ֨ת'a.VatH185רֵ֑דRedH3381, and we will be responsiblefor delivering himהַסְגִּיר֖וֹhas.gi.RoH5462into your handבְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃be.Yad ha.Me.lekhH3027H4428.”
22Pleaseנָ֞אna'H4994goלְכוּ־le.khu-H1980and prepareהָכִ֣ינוּha.Khi.nuH3559furtherע֗וֹדodH5750.Investigateוּדְע֤וּu.de.'UH3045and watchוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853מְקוֹמוֹ֙me.ko.MoH4725carefully whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he goesתִּֽהְיֶ֣ה רַגְל֔וֹtih.Yeh rag.LoH1961H7272and whoמִ֥יmiH4310has seen himרָאָ֖הוּra.'A.huH7200thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,forכִּ֚יkiH3588I am told thatאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559אֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is extremely cunningH6191.
23Observeוּרְא֣וּu.re.'UH7200and find outוּדְע֗וּu.de.'UH3045allמִכֹּ֤לmi.KolH3605the placesהַמַּֽחֲבֹאִים֙ha.ma.cha.vo.'ImH4224whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hidesיִתְחַבֵּ֣א שָׁ֔םyit.cha.Be' ShamH2244H8033.Then come backוְשַׁבְתֶּ֤םve.shav.TemH7725to meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413withאֶל־'el-H413certaintyנָכ֔וֹןna.KhonH3559,and I will goוְהָלַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980with youאִתְּכֶ֑ם וְהָיָה֙'i.te.Khem ve.ha.YahH854H1961.Ifאִם־'im-H518he isיֶשְׁנ֣וֹyesh.NoH3426in the landבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,I will search him outוְחִפַּשְׂתִּ֣יve.chi.pas.TiH2664אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853among allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the clansאַלְפֵ֥י'al.FeiH505of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.”
24So they set outוַיָּק֛וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and wentוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to Ziphזִ֖יפָהZi.fahH2128ahead ofלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586.Now Davidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוva.'a.na.ShavH582were in the Wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֤רbe.mid.BarH4057of Maonמָעוֹן֙ma.'OnH4584in the Arabahבָּעֲרָבָ֔ה אֶ֖לba.'a.ra.Vah 'elH6160H413southיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225of Jeshimonהַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃hay.shi.MonH3452,
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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