Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 26:1-4

1Then the Ziphitesהַזִּפִים֙ha.zi.FimH2130cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586at Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390and saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Is notהֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'H3808Davidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732hidingמִסְתַּתֵּר֙mis.ta.TerH5641on the hillבְּגִבְעַ֣תbe.giv.'AtH1389of Hachilahהַחֲכִילָ֔הha.cha.khi.LahH2444,oppositeעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י'al pe.NeiH5921 H6440Jeshimonהַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃hay.shi.MonH3452?”

2וַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965So Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,accompanied byוְאִתּ֛וֹve.'i.ToH854threeשְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־she.lo.shet-H7969thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים'a.la.FimH505chosenבְּחוּרֵ֣יbe.chu.ReiH977menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,went downוַיֵּ֙רֶד֙vai.Ye.redH3381toאֶל־'el-H413the Wildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057of Ziphזִ֔יףZifH2128to search forלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732thereבְּמִדְבַּר־ זִֽיף׃be.mid.bar- ZifH4057 H2128.

3Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586campedוַיִּ֨חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583besideעַל־'al-H5921the roadהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870at the hillבְּגִבְעַ֣תbe.giv.'AtH1389of Hachilahהַחֲכִילָ֗הha.cha.khi.LahH2444אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834oppositeפְּנֵ֥י עַל־pe.Nei 'al-H5921 H6440Jeshimonהַיְשִׁימֹ֖ןhay.shi.MonH3452,but Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732was livingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057.When he realizedוַיַּ֕רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586had followedבָ֥אva'H935himאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310thereהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057,

4Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732sent outוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971spiesמְרַגְּלִ֑יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270to verifyוַיֵּ֕דַע אֶל־ נָכֽוֹן׃vai.Ye.da' 'el- na.KhonH3045 H413 H3559thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586had arrivedבָ֥אva'H935.

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