Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 24:1-15
1וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Afterכַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.SherH834Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586had returnedשָׁ֣בshavH7725from pursuingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,he was toldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559הִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, “DavidH1732is in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֖רbe.mid.BarH4057of En-gediH5872.”
2So SaulH7586tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947threeשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֛ים'a.la.FimH505chosenבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478and wentוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to look forלְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853DavidH1732and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יוva.'a.na.ShavH582inעַל־'al-H5921the regionפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of the Rocksצוּרֵ֥יtzu.ReiH6697of the Wild Goatsהַיְּעֵלִֽים׃hai.ye.'e.LimH3277.
3Soon Saul cameוַ֠יָּבֹאVai.ya.vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the sheepfoldsגִּדְר֨וֹת הַצֹּ֤אןgid.Rot ha.TzonH6629H1448alongH5921the roadהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870,where there wasוְשָׁ֣םve.ShamH8033a caveמְעָרָ֔הme.'a.RahH4631,and heH7586went inוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to relieveלְהָסֵ֣ךְle.ha.SekhH5526H853himselfרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272.And DavidH1732and his menH582were hidingיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427in the recessesבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631.
4So David’sH1732menH376saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559to himH413, “This isהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009the dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117about whichאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559to youH413, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,Iאָנֹכִ֜י'a.no.KhiH595will deliverנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414your enemyאֹֽיִבְךָ֙'o.ye.vei.khaH341H853into your handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,that you may doוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213with himasכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834you wishיִטַ֣ב בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָyi.Tav be.'ei.Nei.khaH3190H5869.’”Then DavidH1732crept upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and stealthilyבַּלָּֽט׃ba.LatH3909cut offוַיִּכְרֹ֛תvai.yikh.RotH3772H853a cornerכְּנַֽף־ke.naf-H3671of Saul’sH7586robeהַמְּעִ֥ילha.me.'IlH4598אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834.
6So he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his menלַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוla.'a.na.ShavH582, “The LORDמֵֽיהוָ֗הme.Yah.wehH3068forbidחָלִ֧ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486thatאִם־'im-H518Ishould doאֶעֱשֶׂה֩'e.'e.SehH6213H853suchהַזֶּ֤הha.ZehH2088a thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697to my masterלַֽאדֹנִי֙la.do.NiH113,the LORD’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068anointedלִמְשִׁ֣יחַlim.Shi.achH4899.May I never liftלִשְׁלֹ֥חַlish.Lo.achH7971my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against him,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.”
7With these wordsH1697Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732restrainedוַיְשַׁסַּ֨עvay.sha.Sa'H8156H853his menH376,and he did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808let themנְתָנָ֖םne.ta.NamH5414rise upלָק֣וּםla.KumH6965againstאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586.Then Saulוְשָׁא֛וּלve.sha.'UlH7586leftקָ֥םkamH6965the caveמֵהַמְּעָרָ֖הme.ha.me.'a.RahH4631and wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980on his wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ סba.Da.rekhH1870.
8Afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thatכֵ֗ןKhenH3651,DavidH1732got upH6965,went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318ofH4480the caveH4631,and called outוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310Saulלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH7586H559, “My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428!”When SaulH7586lookedוַיַּבֵּ֤טvai.ya.BetH5027behind himאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310,DavidH1732bowedוַיִּקֹּ֨דvai.yi.KodH6915facedownאַפַּ֛יִם אַ֖רְצָה'a.Pa.yim 'Ar.tzahH639H776in reverenceוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ סvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812
10BeholdH2009,thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117you have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200with your own eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869H853thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀ הַיּ֤וֹם׀Yah.weh hai.YomH3068H3117delivered youנְתָנְךָ֩ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414into my handבְּיָדִי֙be.ya.DiH3027in the caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631.I was toldH559to kill youלַהֲרָגֲךָ֖la.ha.ra.ga.KhaH2026,but I sparedוַתָּ֣חָסva.Ta.chosH2347youעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921and saidH559, ‘I will notלֹא־lo'-H3808liftאֶשְׁלַ֤ח'esh.LachH7971my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027against my lordבַּֽאדֹנִ֔יba.do.NiH113,sinceכִּי־ki-H3588heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.’
11Seeגַּ֗םGamH7200H1571,my fatherוְאָבִ֣יve.'a.ViH1,lookH7200H853at the cornerכְּנַ֥ףke.NafH3671of your robeמְעִילְךָ֖me.'i.le.KhaH4598in my handH3027.ForH3588I cut itכְּנַ֨ף מְעִֽילְךָ֜ke.Naf me.'i.le.KhaH3671H4598offבְּכָרְתִי֩be.kha.re.TiH3772H853,but I did notH3808kill youH2026.Knowדַּ֤עda'H3045and seeH7200thatH3588there is noאֵ֨ין'einH369evilרָעָ֤הra.'AhH7451or rebellionוָפֶ֙שַׁע֙va.Fe.sha'H6588in my handsH3027.I have notH3808sinnedחָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against you,even though youוְאַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH859are hunting me downצֹדֶ֥הtzo.DehH6658H853to takeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315.
14Againstאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310whomמִ֤יmiH4310has the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478come outאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH3318H310?Whomמִ֖יmiH4310are youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859pursuingרֹדֵ֑ף אַֽחֲרֵי֙ro.Def 'a.cha.ReiH7291H310?A deadמֵ֔ת אַחֲרֵ֖יMet 'a.cha.ReiH4191H310dogכֶּ֣לֶבKe.levH3611?Aאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259fleaפַּרְעֹ֥שׁpar.'OshH6550?
15May the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068beוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961our judgeלְדַיָּ֔ןle.dai.YanH1781and decideוְשָׁפַ֖טve.sha.FatH8199between you and meH996.May He take noticeוְיֵ֙רֶא֙ve.Ye.re'H7200and pleadוְיָרֵ֣בve.ya.RevH7378אֶת־'et-H853my caseרִיבִ֔יri.ViH7379and deliver meוְיִשְׁפְּטֵ֖נִיve.yish.pe.Te.niH8199from your handמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃ פmi.ya.De.khaH3027.”
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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