Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 26:13-25

13Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732crossedוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674to the other sideהָעֵ֔בֶרha.'E.verH5676and stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975atopעַל־ רֹאשׁ־'al- rosh-H5921 H7218the mountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022at a distanceמֵֽרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350;there was a wideרַ֥בravH7227gulfהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725between themבֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃bei.nei.HemH996.

14And Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732shoutedוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toאֶל־'el-H413the troopsהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵר֙ לֵאמֹ֔רner le.MorH5369 H559, “Will you notהֲל֥וֹאha.Lo'H3808answer meתַעֲנֶ֖הta.'a.NehH6030,Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74?” “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310areyouאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859whocallsקָרָ֥אתָka.Ra.taH7121toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428?”Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74וַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559repliedוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030.

15So Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74, “You areאַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH859a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,aren’t youהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808?And whoוּמִ֤יu.MiH4310in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478is your equalכָמ֙וֹךָ֙kha.Mo.khaH3644?Why thenוְלָ֙מָּה֙ve.La.mahH4100did you notלֹ֣אlo'H3808protectשָׁמַ֔רְתָּ אֶל־sha.Mar.ta 'el-H8104 H413your lordאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whenכִּי־ki-H3588oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971cameבָא֙va'H935to destroy himלְהַשְׁחִ֖יתle.hash.ChitH7843אֶת־'et-H853הַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃'a.do.Nei.khaH113?

16Thisהַזֶּה֮ha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have doneעָשִׂיתָ֒'a.si.TaH6213is notלֹא־lo'-H3808goodט֞וֹבTovH2896.As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֗ה כִּ֤יYah.weh kiH3068 H3588livesחַי־chai-H2416,all of youבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121deserve to dieמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194,since youאַתֶּ֔ם'a.TemH859אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808protectשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛ם עַל־she.mar.Tem 'al-H8104 H5921your lordאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם עַל־'a.do.nei.Khem 'al-H113 H5921,the LORD’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.achH4899.Nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258look aroundרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200.Whereאֵֽי־'ei-H335are the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853spearחֲנִ֥יתcha.NitH2595and waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325jugצַפַּ֥חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were by his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763?”

17Then Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586אֶת־'et-H853recognizedוַיַּכֵּ֤רvai.ya.KerH5234David’sדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963and askedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is thatזֶ֖הzehH2088your voiceהֲקוֹלְךָ֥ha.kol.ChaH6963,Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121?” “It is my voiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963,my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113and kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,”Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

18And he continuedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyלָ֥מָּה זֶּ֛הLa.mah zehH4100 H2088is my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113pursuingרֹדֵ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣יro.Def 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310his servantעַבְדּ֑וֹ כִּ֚יav.Do kiH5650 H3588?Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have I doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213?Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451is in my handבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027?

19Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258pleaseנָא֙na'H4994,may my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֵ֖ת'etH853hearיִֽשְׁמַֽע־yish.ma'-H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of his servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650:Ifאִם־'im-H518the LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068has stirred you upהֱסִֽיתְךָ֥he.si.te.KhaH5496against me,then may He acceptיָרַ֣חya.RachH7306an offeringמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503.But ifוְאִ֣ם׀ve.'ImH518menבְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֗םbe.Nei ha.'a.DamH1121 H120have done it,may theyהֵם֙hemH1992be cursedאֲרוּרִ֥ים'a.ru.RimH779in the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068!Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117they have driven me awayגֵרְשׁ֣וּנִיge.re.Shu.niH1644from sharingמֵהִסְתַּפֵּ֜חַme.his.ta.Pe.achH5596in the inheritanceבְּנַחֲלַ֤תbe.na.cha.LatH5159of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,serveעֲבֹ֖ד'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.’

20Soוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258do notאַל־'al-H408let my bloodדָּֽמִי֙da.MiH1818fallיִפֹּ֤לyi.PolH5307to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776far fromמִנֶּ֖גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048the presenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478has come outיָצָ֞אya.Tza'H3318to look forלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853aאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259fleaפַּרְעֹ֣שׁpar.'OshH6550,likeכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834one who huntsיִרְדֹּ֥ףyir.DofH7291a partridgeהַקֹּרֵ֖אha.ko.Re'H7124in the mountainsבֶּהָרִֽים׃be.ha.RimH2022.”

21Then Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586repliedוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “I have sinnedחָטָ֜אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398.Come backשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725,Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732my sonבְּנִֽי־be.ni-H1121כִּ֠יkiH3588.I will neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808harmאָרַ֤ע'a.Ra'H7489youagainע֔וֹדodH5750,becauseתַּ֠חַתTa.chatH8478אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834todayהַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה הִנֵּ֥הhai.Yom ha.Zeh hi.NehH3117 H2088 H2009you consideredבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869my lifeנַפְשִׁ֛יnaf.ShiH5315preciousיָקְרָ֥הya.ke.RahH3365.I have played the foolהִסְכַּ֛לְתִּיhis.Kal.tiH5528and have committed a graveהַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃har.Beh me.'OdH7235 H3966errorוָאֶשְׁגֶּ֖הva.'esh.GehH7686!”

22“Hereהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009is the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spearחֲנִ֣יתha.cha.nitH2595,”Davidדָּוִד֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶרda.Vid vai.Yo.merH1732 H559answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030. “Let one ofאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259the young menמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֖יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288come overוְיַעֲבֹ֛רve.ya.'a.VorH5674and get itוְיִקָּחֶֽהָ׃ve.yi.ka.Che.haH3947.

23May the LORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068repayיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725every manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376אֶת־'et-H853for his righteousnessצִדְקָת֖וֹtzid.ka.ToH6666andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853faithfulnessאֱמֻנָת֑וֹ'e.mu.na.ToH530.Forאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068delivered youנְתָנְךָ֨ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414into my handבְּיָ֔דbe.YadH3027todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,butוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808I would notאָבִ֔יתִי'a.Vi.tiH14extendלִשְׁלֹ֥חַlish.Lo.achH7971my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achH4899.

24As surely asוְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.NehH2009כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834I valuedגָּדְלָ֧ה בְּעֵינָ֑יga.de.Lah be.'ei.NaiH5869 H1431your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֛naf.she.KhaH5315todayהַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖הhai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651may the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068valueתִּגְדַּ֤ל בְּעֵינֵ֣יtig.Dal be.'ei.NeiH5869 H1431my lifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315and rescue meוְיַצִּלֵ֖נִיve.ya.tzi.Le.niH5337from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605troubleצָרָֽה׃ פtza.RahH6869.”

25Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413himדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “Mayyouאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859beblessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288,Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732my sonבְּנִ֣י גַּ֚ם עָשֹׂ֣הbe.Ni gam 'a.SohH1121 H1571 H6213.You will accomplish great thingsתַעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213andוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571will surely prevailH3201.”So Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980on his wayלְדַרְכּ֔וֹle.dar.KoH1870,and Saulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725homeלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ פlim.ko.MoH4725.

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