Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 26:21-25
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.NehH3117H2088H2009you consideredבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869my lifeנַפְשִׁ֛יnaf.ShiH5315preciousיָקְרָ֥הya.ke.RahH3365.I have played the foolהִסְכַּ֛לְתִּיhis.Kal.tiH5528and have committed a graveהַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃har.Beh me.'OdH7235H3966errorוָאֶשְׁגֶּ֖הva.'esh.GehH7686!”
22“Hereהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009is the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spearחֲנִ֣יתha.cha.nitH2595,”Davidדָּוִד֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶרda.Vid vai.Yo.merH1732H559answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.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.NaiH5869H1431your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֛naf.she.KhaH5315todayהַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖הhai.Yom ha.ZehH3117H2088,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651may the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068valueתִּגְדַּ֤ל בְּעֵינֵ֣יtig.Dal be.'ei.NeiH5869H1431my 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.SohH1121H1571H6213.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.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 26
- 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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