Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 26:14-16

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?”

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