Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 26:5-14

5Then Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732set outוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיָּבֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶֽל־'el-H413the placeהַמָּקוֹם֮ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Saulשָׁאוּל֒sha.'UlH7586had campedחָנָה־ שָׁ֣םcha.nah- shamH2583 H8033.Heדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֥רve.'av.NerH74sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֖רnerH5369,the generalשַׂר־sar-H8269of his armyצְבָא֑וֹtze.va.'OH6635,had lain downשָֽׁכַב־ שָׁ֣םsha.khav- shamH7901 H8033.Saulוְשָׁאוּל֙ve.sha.'UlH7586was lyingשֹׁכֵ֣בsho.KhevH7901inside the inner circle of the campבַּמַּעְגָּ֔לba.ma'.GalH4570,with the troopsוְהָעָ֖םve.ha.'AmH5971campedחֹנִ֥יםcho.NimH2583around himסְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃se.vi.vo.tovH5439.

6And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732askedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֗יha.chi.TiH2850andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֨י'a.vi.ShaiH52sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870,Joab’sיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097brotherאֲחִ֤י לֵאמֹ֔ר'a.Chi le.MorH251 H559, “Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310will go downיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381with meאִתִּ֛י'i.TiH854toאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586inאֶל־'el-H413the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264?” “I willאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589goאֵרֵ֥ד'e.RedH3381with youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973,”answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52.

7That nightלַיְלָה֒lay.LahH3915Davidדָוִ֨דda.VidH1732and Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֥י׀va.'a.vi.ShaiH52cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the troopsהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,and Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586was lyingשֹׁכֵ֤בsho.KhevH7901thereוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009asleepיָשֵׁן֙ya.ShenH3463in the inner circle of the campבַּמַּעְגָּ֔לba.ma'.GalH4570,with his spearוַחֲנִית֥וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595stuckמְעוּכָֽה־me.'u.khah-H4600in the groundבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776by his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763.And Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74and the troopsוְהָעָ֔םve.ha.'AmH5971were lyingשֹׁכְבִ֖יםsho.khe.VimH7901around himסְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃ סse.vi.vo.tovH5439.

8Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, “Todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117אֶת־'et-H853Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430has deliveredסִגַּ֨רsi.GarH5462your enemyאוֹיִבְךָ֖'o.yiv.KhaH341into your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.Now, thereforeוְעַתָּה֩ve.'a.TahH6258,pleaseנָ֜אna'H4994let me thrust the spearבַּחֲנִ֤יתba.cha.NitH2595through himאַכֶּ֨נּוּ'ak.Ke.nuH5221into the groundוּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙u.va.'A.retzH776with oneאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259strokeפַּ֣עַםPa.'amH6471.I will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808need to strike him twiceאֶשְׁנֶ֖ה'esh.NehH8138!”

9But Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֖י'a.vi.ShaiH52, “Do notאַל־'al-H408destroy himתַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּtash.chi.Te.huH7843,forכִּ֠יkiH3588whoמִ֣יmiH4310can extendשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971a handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027against the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achH4899and be guiltlessוְנִקָּֽה׃ פve.ni.KahH5352?”

10Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732addedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,the LORD Himselfכִּ֥י אִם־ יְהוָ֖הki 'im- Yah.wehH3068 H3588 H518will strike him downיִגָּפֶ֑נּוּyi.ga.Fe.nuH5062;eitherאֽוֹ־'ov-H176his dayיוֹמ֤וֹyo.MoH3117will comeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935and he will dieוָמֵ֔תva.MetH4191,orא֧וֹ'oH176he will goיֵרֵ֖דye.RedH3381into battleבַמִּלְחָמָ֛הva.mil.cha.MahH4421and perishוְנִסְפָּֽה׃ve.nis.PahH5595.

11But the LORDמֵֽיהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068forbidחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that Ishould extendמִשְּׁלֹ֥חַmi.she.Lo.achH7971my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against the LORD’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֣יחַbim.Shi.achH4899.Insteadוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258,takeקַח־ נָ֨אkach- na'H3947 H4994אֶֽת־'et-H853the spearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834and waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325jugצַפַּ֥חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835by his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and let us goוְנֵ֥לֲכָהve.Ne.la.khahH1980.”

12So Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732אֶֽת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947the spearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ מֵרַאֲשֹׁתֵ֣יha.Ma.yim me.ra.'a.sho.TeiH4325 H7226jugצַפַּ֤חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835by Saul’s headשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and they departedוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980.Noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369one saw themרֹאֶה֩ro.'EhH7200orוְאֵ֨יןve.'EinH369knew about itיוֹדֵ֜עַyo.De.a'H3045,nor did anyoneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369wake upמֵקִ֗יץme.KitzH6974כִּ֤יkiH3588;they allכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605remained asleepיְשֵׁנִ֔יםye.she.NimH3463,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588a deep sleepתַּרְדֵּמַ֣תtar.de.MatH8639from the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had fallenנָפְלָ֖הna.fe.LahH5307on themעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921.

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.

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