Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 23:7-23
7When Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586was toldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046thatכִּי־ki-H3588Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732had goneבָ֥אva'H935to Keilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084,heשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430has deliveredנִכַּ֨רni.KarH5234himאֹת֤וֹ'o.ToH853into my handבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027,forכִּ֚יkiH3588he has trapped himselfנִסְגַּ֣רnis.GarH5462by enteringלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935a townבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892with gatesדְּלָתַ֥יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817and barsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃u.ve.Ri.achH1280.”
8Then Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586אֶת־'et-H853summonedוַיְשַׁמַּ֥עvay.sha.Ma'H8085allכָּל־kol-H3605his troopsהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to goלָרֶ֣דֶתla.Re.detH3381to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421at Keilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084and besiegeלָצ֥וּר אֶל־la.Tzur 'el-H6696H413Davidדָּוִ֖ד וְאֶל־da.Vid ve.'el-H1732H413and his menאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃'a.na.ShavH582.
9When Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732learnedוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586was plottingמַחֲרִ֣ישׁma.cha.RishH2790evilהָרָעָ֑הha.ra.'AhH7451against himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֣ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, “Bringהַגִּ֖ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066the ephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ סha.'e.FodH646.”
10And Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650has heardH8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586intendsמְבַקֵּ֥שׁme.va.KeshH1245to comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Keilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084and destroyלְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.ChetH7843the cityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892on my accountבַּעֲבוּרִֽי׃ba.'a.vu.RiH5668.
11Will the citizensבַעֲלֵי֩va.'a.LeiH1167of Keilahקְעִילָ֨הke.'i.LahH7084surrender meהֲיַסְגִּרֻ֣נִיha.yas.gi.Ru.niH5462into his handבְיָד֜וֹve.ya.DoH3027?Will Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586come downהֲיֵרֵ֣דha.ye.RedH3381,asכַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.SherH834Your servantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650has heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085?O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046Your servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ סle.'av.De.khaH5650.” “He willיֵרֵֽד׃ye.RedH3381,”saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.
12So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Will the citizensבַּעֲלֵ֧יba.'a.LeiH1167of Keilahקְעִילָ֛הke.'i.LahH7084surrenderהֲיַסְגִּ֜רוּha.yas.Gi.ruH5462meאֹתִ֥י'o.TiH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853my menאֲנָשַׁ֖י'a.na.ShaiH582into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586?” “They willיַסְגִּֽירוּ׃ סyas.Gi.ruH5462,”saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.
13Then Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוva.'a.na.ShavH582,about sixכְּשֵׁשׁ־ke.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967strong,set outוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965אִ֗ישׁ'IshH376and departedוַיֵּצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318from Keilahמִקְּעִלָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084,moving from place to placeוַיִּֽתְהַלְּכ֖וּvai.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980בַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834יִתְהַלָּ֑כוּyit.ha.La.khuH1980.When Saulוּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'UlH7586was toldהֻגַּ֗דhu.GadH5046thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732had escapedנִמְלַ֤טnim.LatH4422from Keilahמִקְּעִילָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084,he declinedוַיֶּחְדַּ֖לvai.yech.DalH2308to go forthלָצֵֽאת׃la.TzetH3318.
14And Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732stayedוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057strongholdsבַּמְּצָד֔וֹת וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבba.me.tza.Dot vai.Ye.shevH4679H3427and in the hill countryבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022of the Wildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057of Ziphזִ֑יףZifH2128.Dayכָּל־kol-H3605after dayהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586searched for himוַיְבַקְשֵׁ֤הוּvay.vak.She.huH1245,but Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430would notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808deliverנְתָנ֥וֹne.ta.NoH5414Davidinto his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.
15While Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732was in Horeshבַּחֹֽרְשָׁה׃ סba.Cho.re.shahH2793in the Wildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057of Ziphזִ֖יףzifH2128,heוְדָוִ֥דve.da.VidH1732sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586had come outיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318to takeלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853his lifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315.
16Andוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083cameוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732in Horeshחֹ֑רְשָׁהCho.re.shahH2793and strengthenedוַיְחַזֵּ֥קvay.cha.ZekH2388אֶת־'et-H853his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027in Godבֵּאלֹהִֽים׃be.lo.HimH430,
17sayingוַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559H413, “Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372,forכִּ֠יkiH3588my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586will neverלֹ֤אlo'H3808lay a hand onתִֽמְצָאֲךָ֙tim.tza.'a.KhaH4672youיַ֚דyadH3027.And youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859will be kingתִּמְלֹ֣ךְtim.LokhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and I willוְאָנֹכִ֖יve.'a.no.KhiH595beאֶֽהְיֶה־'eh.yeh-H1961yoursecond-in-commandלְמִשְׁנֶ֑הle.mish.NehH4932.Evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586knowsיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045this is trueכֵּֽן׃KenH3651.”
18So the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147of them madeוַיִּכְרְת֧וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732remainedוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Horeshבַּחֹ֔רְשָׁהba.Cho.re.shahH2793,while Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980homeלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃ סle.vei.ToH1004.
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.”
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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